Ear ornament
These leaf-shaped earrings (Turkana: awalia) are worn by Turkana women on the top of the ears. Cut from old cooking pots, beaten into shape and then punch-decorated with a small hammer.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 10/2010/36/3
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Personal ornament
- Material
- aluminium
- Common Name
- ear ornament
- Simple Name
- ear ornament
- Production County
- Northwest
- Production Country
- Kenya
- Production Year Low
- late 1960s
- Production Year High
- 1973