DepartmentMiddle East
Ear ornament
NameEar ornament
CultureLikely Tuareg
Date20th Century
(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
ProvenanceBought in Tunis
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.
20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
Late 19th century
ca. 1900
ca. 1850-1899
Artist not recorded
