Ear ornament

NameEar ornament

CultureLikely Tuareg

(not assigned)North Africa, Africa

MediumSilver, coral, glass, stone

Dimensions12 3/16 × 3 9/16 in. (31 × 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.248 NA

Object numberA.1955.1.248 NA

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionThis large earring is triangular with scalloped sides and leaf patterns. From it hang five long chains that end in two small coral beads on each side of a large glass bead (4 green, 1 blue) leading to a flat squarish shape.

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