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Object Number 988-18-50/12456
Display Title Waist beads, girl's
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Baya
Object Description Four joined strands of girl's red glass waist beads, called "baya," strung on cotton fiber
Inventory Description Necklace, 4 strands of red tubular and round glass beads, on cotton fiber.
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Baulé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Dimensions Overall: 37.5 x 0.9 x 6 cm (14 3/4 x 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12456
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (10/87-8/88)
Collector Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)

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