DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Necklace
NameNecklace
Artist
Artist not recorded
Dateca. 18th century
Possibly madeEthiopia, Africa
Possibly madeINDIA, Asia
Possibly madeSudan, Africa
MediumFiber, metal, glass (silver, amber, agate, glass).
Dimensions17 3/4 × 3 15/16 in. (45.1 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.22 SS
Object numberA.1955.1.22 SS
ProvenancePurchased in Aswan (Assouan), Egypt.
DescriptionStrung on fiber, this necklace combines contemporary and older beads that are round (amber), conical, and rounds. These end in a pounded silver piece that resembles two cones joined at the widest ends.
Artist not recorded
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c.1900
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c. 1900
20th century
