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Turkana Earrings SB180 Pair of earrings Turkana Kenya No 69 XIIA22 Original list Turkana Earring Copper Man girl
Turkana Earrings SB.1.80 Pair of earrings. Turkana. Kenya.

Turkana Earrings SB.1.80

Kenya
Turkana Earrings SB.1.80 Pair of earrings. Turkana. Kenya. No 69. XII.A.22. Original list: “Turkana. Earring. Copper. Man, girl”. Pair of copper alloy earrings, shaped in the shape of leaves and provided in the upper part with a hook for their insertion in the ears. These elements were shaped from a laminated brass (or copper, for the smaller of the two) cable, previously wound in a spiral. See “A Turkana gil” in A. Fedders, C. Salvadori. 1980: 75. See “Brass ‘aparaparat’ (earrings) worn on west side of Lake” in Donovan. 2004: 102. Category: Earrings Material: Metal in copper alloy Location: Kenya Dimensions in Centimeters: Length: 6 Width: 4
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