NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

414/10343

Description

EACH RING IS BRAIDED

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/AFRICA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Cameroon

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kamerun
African

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Parts

Count

1

Material

GRASS

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

Ornamentation was incredibly important to African cultures. For those individuals who could not afford gold ornaments, a golden colored straw would often be used to weave rings, necklaces and bracelets. These imitation pieces, often called Timbuktu gold, are most often associated with the Songhay people of Niger.