Turkana Earring SB.1.76

Turkana Earring SB.1.76 Earring. Turkana. Earring. No 74. XII.A.15. Original list: “Turkana. Earring. Aluminum. Man, woman, elder”. Aluminum plate shaped like a sheet and provided at the top with a curved rod for insertion into the nose. the broken stem is repaired with wire (native repair). The jewel has a cross motif formed by two stitched lines. Jewelry of this type was worn by women and men. See “Turkana married woman” by J. Adamson (1967: 49). Category: Earring Material: Aluminum Location: Kenya Dimensions in Centimeters: Length: 9 Width: 6 Height: .3 Other dim .: Full code list: W: 0.3 H: 9 L: 6