Necklace Item Number: K4.100 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Set of four necklaces made of coiled copper wire. Part a is roughly twice as long as the others, part b overlaps at the ends, and the gap between the ends of part c is larger than the gap of part d.
History Of Use
Worn by men and women in great numbers around the neck making large heavy collars.
Item History
- Made in Tanzania before 1900
- Collected in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania between 1916 and 1918
- Owned by A. McPhee Warner
- Owned by Lillian Warner before August 1954
- Received from Lillian Warner (Donor) during August 1954
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- K4.100 a-d
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Part A
- height 2.4 cm, diameter 16.2 cm
- Part B
- height 1.4 cm, diameter 13.2 cm
- Part C
- height 0.9 cm, diameter 13.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maasai ?
- Previous Owner
- A. McPhee Warner and Lillian Warner
- Received from
- Lillian Warner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tanzania
- Collected in
- Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Collection Date
- between 1916 and 1918
- Ownership Date
- before August 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2177/0012 a-d