Headband

NameHeadband

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeSudan, Africa

MediumWaxed cotton, gold, glass, shell

Dimensions3/8 × 11 13/16 in. (1 × 30 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.661

Object numberA.1955.86.661

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionSquare boxed links with relief decoration of small dots, in threes and twos, separated by brown and white striped glass beads; shell button and a large braided string. One end of thread has a round, nacre button. Strung on a double cord, and braided in extremities, with a pearl button and loop.