Turkana Necklace SB.1.81

Turkana Necklace SB.1.81: Necklace Necklace. Turkana. Kenya. No 48. XII.A.25. Original list: “Turkana. Necklace, pendant. Leather, beads, vegetable fiber, dik dik bone. Girl, girl”. Necklace made of antelope bone beads (dik-dik) and red and black glass beads assembled in scale, supporting an arched leather pendant covered with white, yellow, red, orange and blue glass beads. The beading patterns are organized around a row of larger beads, arranged vertically in the center of the room. See “A belt worn by Samburu and Turkana women, made from the toe bones of a small antelope strung with glass beads” in A. Fisher. 1984: 42. Category: Necklace Material: Leather. Glass beads. Antelope bone. Plant fiber. Location: Kenya Dimensions in Centimeters: Length: 45.5 Width: 7 Height: 3 Other dim .: Full code list: L: 30 W: 0.7 H: 5.5; L: 14