Ear ornament (awalia)

These aluminium leaf-shaped ornaments are still worn by Turkana women on the upper part of the ear. Cut from old cooking pots, the metal is beaten into shape and then punch-decorated.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
10/2010/36/1
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Personal ornament
Material
aluminium
Common Name
ear ornament (awalia)
Simple Name
ear ornament
Production County
Northwest
Production Country
Kenya
Production Year High
1973

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ear ornament (Turkana: awalia)