necklace;
charm
- Museum number
- Af1979,15.71
- Description
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Charmboy's necklace (health), boy's charm (health) made of cord (raffia).
- Production date
- 1979 (circa)
- Dimensions
-
Height: 10.70 centimetres
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Width: 6 centimetres
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Depth: 2 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- See Ethdoc 97 - Notes on the Collection. This is presumably 7.11 Njengi necklace. Made from the rolled and knotted raffia from Njengi's skirt, this necklace is worn by all initiated boys and is presented to them by the older men after the ceremony; it is worn as a general protection against ill health. Female kin of the initiates are also allowed to wear a necklace like this ...
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1979
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1979,15.71