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Object number81.17.1228
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Museum: Mixed Metaphors Anne Gerber Exhibition: Fred Wilson, January 28 - June 13, 1993
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions20 7/8 x 7 11/16 x 8 3/4 in. (53 x 19.5 x 22.2 cm)
MediumBraided hair, beads, leather, and fiber
Zulu
Object number: 81.17.1284
Hambukushu
Object number: 81.17.1229
Samburu
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1067
Turkana
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1145
Doll
Turkana
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1076
Pokot
Object number: 81.17.1051
Woman's ornament
Cameroon
Object number: 81.17.751
Head ornament and earrings
Kikuyu
Object number: 81.17.989
Kuba
20th century
Object number: 2001.370
Pokot
Object number: 81.17.1045
Warrior's thigh bell (Oltuala loormurran)
Maasai
Object number: 2000.14.11
Photo: Paul Macapia
Cameroonian
19th century
Object number: 81.17.718