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Old Necklace Elements - Mursi Tribe - Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia - Rare Item
Old Necklace Elements - Mursi Tribe - Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia - Rare Item
Old Necklace Elements - Mursi Tribe - Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia - Rare Item
Old Necklace Elements - Mursi Tribe - Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia - Rare Item
Old Necklace Elements - Mursi Tribe - Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia - Rare Item

Old Necklace Elements - Mursi Tribe - Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia - Rare Item

$ 184.77

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  • Material: Metal rings, old glass beads, resin-amber beads

    Description

    Old Necklace Elements - Mursi Tribe - Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia - Rare Item
    Mid 20th century. Wood. The longer pendant is cm. 18,8 in lenght; the other is cm 17,2 in lenght.
    These pendants are worn only by men. Each notch indicates a wounded enemy or an action of particular courage.
    The Mursi live in an almost inaccessible area between the Mago and Omo Rivers. They are predominantly pastoral but they are also engage in limited agriculture.
    The Mursi are a tall, striking race, with an aggressive reputation.
    The men only wear a blanket tied over one shoulder, the woman a similar fashioned goatskin. Both sexes cut their hair very short and shaved designs into it. The women are famed for wearing large plates in their lips and ears.
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