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Krobo Dipo Initiation Beads
Krobo Dipo Initiation Beads
Krobo Dipo Initiation Beads
DepartmentAfrica

Krobo Dipo Initiation Beads

NameStrand of beads
Maker Nomoda Ebenezer (Cedi) Djaba
CultureKrobo
Date2016
Place madeOdumase-Krobo, Ghana, Africa
MediumRecycled glass (usually bottles), cotton string
Dimensions21 × 5 × 2 in. (53.3401 × 12.7 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.18.
Object numberFA.2017.18.1
DescriptionStrand of 50 white green, red, and dark blue striped beads where the beads' sizes taper into greater thickness at center of necklace.