Man's face ruff
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Apr 1991
label: Collection Date
content: Ca. 1980
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Donna R. Klumpp
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Donna R. Klumpp
notes: label: Notes
content: OVAL SHAPED RUFF OF BLACK AND BROWN OSTRICH FEATHERS ATTACHED TO A LEATHER FRAME. UPPER SECTION OF LEATHER FRAME PAINTED BROWN ON INTERIOR EDGE AND WHITE ON EXTERIOR EDGE. LOWER SECTION PAINTED WHITE ON INTERIOR EDGE AND RED ON EXTERIOR EDGE. BEADED WITH A SINGLE LINE OF BLACK AND WHITE LOZENGE SHAPED GLASS BEADS FOLLOWING THE OVAL SHAPE. ALSO FOUR SMALL RECTANGULAR BEADED SECTIONS OF RED, WHITE, AND BLUE SEED BEADS AT THE FOUR POINTS OF ATTACHMENT OF THE BROWN FEATHERS. THREE LEATHER STRAPS ACROSS OPENING FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE HEAD. WORN BY YOUNG MEN AFTER CIRCUMCISION AND INITIATION.
label: Notes
content: From African Voices exhibit: "The face ruff, once worn as full dress regalia by Maasai warriors, is today worn for ceremonies and entertainment dances, attracting the gaze of tourists."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 9 Oct 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Maasai
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 387025
label: USNM Number
content: E425885-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ruff
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 97 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 65 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 22 cm