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String of Evil Eye Beads
String of Evil Eye Beads
String of Evil Eye Beads
DepartmentTextiles-Middle East

String of Evil Eye Beads

NameBeads
Artist Artist not recorded
Datec. 1920
Place madeHebron, West Bank, Palestine Territory, Asia
MediumGlass beads, twine
DimensionsLength: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. O.R. Sellers, A.1973.21.2
Object numberA.1973.21.2
Collections
DescriptionTwenty-four beads. Beads have blue base with orange and white circles and a black dot in the center. Used to ward off evil. Strung on brown twine.
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Charm worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye and to give him life
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Zenaq
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