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Turkana Earring SB.1.76
Turkana Earring SB.1.76
SB.1.76
Earring
Earring. Turkana. Earring. No 74. XII.A.15. Original list: "Turkana. Earring. Aluminum. Man, woman, elder". Aluminum plate shaped like a sheet and provided at the top with a curved rod for insertion into the nose. the broken stem is repaired with wire (native repair). The jewel has a cross motif formed by two stitched lines. Jewelry of this type was worn by women and men. See "Turkana married woman" by J. Adamson (1967: 49).
Category: Earring
Material: Aluminum
Location: Kenya
Dimensions in Centimeters:
Length: 9
Width: 6
Height: .3
Other dim .: Full code list: W: 0.3 H: 9 L: 6
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