Necklaces

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Beaded necklace made of cowskin spacers, trade beads and wire. Women and girls make the beads and are worn all six mainly by girls and young married women.

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Title: Necklaces
Location: Kenya
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Beads
Photographer: Gibsphotography
Local Name: Iltirben
Community: Maasai
Collection Date: 1976-07-28
Collected By: A.K.Cheptum

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