Vintage Maasai Style Beaded Wedding Collar Necklace Kenya/Tanzania Cowrie Shells Leather
$175
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The story
Handmade African beaded collar necklace in the Maasai wedding-collar tradition, likely Kenya or northern Tanzania. Features dense geometric glass seed beadwork on leather/hide backing, rectangular front bib, and four hanging strands ending in cowrie shells. Approx. 12–12.5 in. wide with bib and hanging strands as shown. Unmarked. Estate-found / no written provenance. Sold as a decorative ethnographic object in traditional ceremonial form. Please review all photos for condition, construction, and measurements.
Details
- Item no.
- DM-2026-00201
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