Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

3123/50

Leather necklace with three piece pendant. A patch of white goat hair is applied to a square of dark brown painted leather edged with white stitching, under which is a small wooden bead held by two short braids. To each side of this central piece are smaller rectangles of leather, decorated with a border and vertical line of dark brown paint, also edged with the white stitching. These pieces are attached to a necklace made from three thin braids of leather held together by white wrappings. The closure is a loop into which fits a small club.


  • Type of Item necklace
  • Culture African
  • Material goat skin, wood, paint
  • Measurements height 23.0 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 1.1 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
  • Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

  • Made in Africa

  • Ownership Date before July 22, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on July 22, 2015

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3123/0050