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Necklace

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Orange and white whorled barrel-shaped plastic beads necklace with three aluminium medallions and punched design in form of a cross. It is worn by little girls and women. The somali wear a similar necklace without the medallion, The medallion a made by konso smiths at Marsabit from melted down old aluminium cooking pots which are cast into a piece of angle iron and resultant triangular shaped and then decorated by hammering the punch into it.which

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  • Title: Necklace
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Aluminium & Beads
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Imu
  • Community: Borana, Somali
  • Collection Date: 1971-02-28
  • Collected By: G.J.B
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