A generic term is
beadwork, which also covers other styles from around the world. The type of traditional beadwork in the picture is popular among the
Maasai and the related
Samburu. It is also called beaded jewelry or bead jewelry, as in "Maasai bead jewelry". --
Lambiam14:49, 25 February 2016 (UTC)reply
I'm not sure there is an English name, the British Museum refers to something in the same class as a "forehead-ornament",
[1] and I suppose it is a species of
headband. It is very likely there are names in other languages, for example, Greek, as this type of ornament was traditional there.
[2] All the best: RichFarmbrough,
20:43, 25 February 2016 (UTC).reply
A generic term is
beadwork, which also covers other styles from around the world. The type of traditional beadwork in the picture is popular among the
Maasai and the related
Samburu. It is also called beaded jewelry or bead jewelry, as in "Maasai bead jewelry". --
Lambiam14:49, 25 February 2016 (UTC)reply
I'm not sure there is an English name, the British Museum refers to something in the same class as a "forehead-ornament",
[1] and I suppose it is a species of
headband. It is very likely there are names in other languages, for example, Greek, as this type of ornament was traditional there.
[2] All the best: RichFarmbrough,
20:43, 25 February 2016 (UTC).reply
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