Ornament

Museum number:
5-13406
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013406
Alternate number:
89a
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Object count:
1
Description:
Gar-Na = cicada- grasshopper., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13406, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 89a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Wings of insect strung on cloth thread Context of use: Worn by uncircumcised boys to indicate status of boy preparing for circumcision which occurs for all boys of a certain age set- worn hanging from neck before circumcision- is hooked around ears and worn hanging behind the head during the circumcision ceremony. Description: Necklace- 11 yellowish brown wings of grasshopper on brown string. L=28 cm. W= 5cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Ore, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Ore; Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer, 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 5-13406, described as Gar-Na = cicada- grasshopper., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13406, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 89a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Wings of insect strung on cloth thread Context of use: Worn by uncircumcised boys to indicate status of boy preparing for circumcision which occurs for all boys of a certain age set- worn hanging from neck before circumcision- is hooked around ears and worn hanging behind the head during the circumcision ceremony. Description: Necklace- 11 yellowish brown wings of grasshopper on brown string. L=28 cm. W= 5cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 5-13406, described as Gar-Na = cicada- grasshopper., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13406, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 89a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Wings of insect strung on cloth thread Context of use: Worn by uncircumcised boys to indicate status of boy preparing for circumcision which occurs for all boys of a certain age set- worn hanging from neck before circumcision- is hooked around ears and worn hanging behind the head during the circumcision ceremony. Description: Necklace- 11 yellowish brown wings of grasshopper on brown string. L=28 cm. W= 5cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 5-13406, described as Gar-Na = cicada- grasshopper., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13406, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 89a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Wings of insect strung on cloth thread Context of use: Worn by uncircumcised boys to indicate status of boy preparing for circumcision which occurs for all boys of a certain age set- worn hanging from neck before circumcision- is hooked around ears and worn hanging behind the head during the circumcision ceremony. Description: Necklace- 11 yellowish brown wings of grasshopper on brown string. L=28 cm. W= 5cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 5-13406, described as Gar-Na = cicada- grasshopper., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13406, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 89a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Wings of insect strung on cloth thread Context of use: Worn by uncircumcised boys to indicate status of boy preparing for circumcision which occurs for all boys of a certain age set- worn hanging from neck before circumcision- is hooked around ears and worn hanging behind the head during the circumcision ceremony. Description: Necklace- 11 yellowish brown wings of grasshopper on brown string. L=28 cm. W= 5cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.

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