Bell

AF4666

From: Kenya

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF4666
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Elgeyo
Provenience Kenya
Culture Area East Africa
Section African
Materials Iron | Skin | Glass
Description

Light colored beaded hide band. "Worn by young men when they are ready to be married and are looking for a wife." Crescent-shaped iron bell with 5 iron pellets.

Height 7 cm
Length 48 cm
Width 17 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lawson S. Propst and William Wight, 1917
Other Number I-390 - Seder Number

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