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Tribal trade bead wedding collar Maasai tribe

$ 7.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Kenya
  • Culture: African
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Wedding collar. Neck ornament/amulet; hand sewn on on hide. Red white and black trade beads; mid to 3rd quarter 20th century.  Beads are accented with metal pendants; five long strands with shell accented tassels.  One shell is missing.  Overall measurement of ring is10 1/2' long; 7 3/4 diameter, 16" tassel drops
    I sell to the US only
    I have recently come into a number of African Art pieces.
    Wooden face masks, passport masks, jewelry
    and other items. These are not souvenir shop items.
    They were purchased in Liberia and Kenya although I believe most were purchased in Liberia and possibly in the Ivory Coast. Purchased by an avid collector/ doctor stationed in Africa in the early1990’s.
    They were appraised by Cummings& Associates, a Eugene Oregon company, in 2016. The appraisal values were quite high but I can’t be sure they represent actual value since these items are one of a kind and can’t really be replaced.
    I describe these as best I can, but I’m not personally knowledgeable with the pieces.  Most descriptions were provided by the appraiser..
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