FMNH 104633.2

  • 104633.1-.2 metal; brass ear ornaments
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Woman's ear ornaments. Brass Coiled Pendants [collected by Carl Akeley. From accession record: coil of wire, cowrie shell, beads, chain pendants.]
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    Scanner: Jessica Jackson-Brown : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card
  • 104633: Woman wearing several rings
    Photographer: Carl E. Akeley
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Woman wearing several rings around her neck and arms [very elaborate- nmc]. arm bands, earrings, might have cowrie shells and ornaments. Camp near Nairobi
Catalog Number: 104633.2
Description: ear ornament
Materials: metal; brass, metal, hide, glass beads, shell; cowrie, leather, string
Cultural Attribution: Masai
Accession Number: [1010] Field Museum Zoological Expedition 1906 (Expedition)
Accession Year:
Collector/Source: Field Museum Zoological Expedition 1906
EMu IRN: 1349347
GUID: 73a8b5b1-e86c-4a46-af69-1482ae77f5a2

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