DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Pair of earrings

NameEarrings

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeSudan, Africa

MediumSilver, Persian amber

Dimensions1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (4.9 × 0.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.69ab

Object numberA.1955.1.69ab

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionOblong orange/red glass beads of Persian amber hang from a chain of small silver links alternating with silver rectangular three-dimensional beads that lead to two rows of tightly woven beads with the same repeated at the end.

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