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Object Number
988-18-50/12457
Display Title
Waist beads, girl's
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Baya
Object Description
Five joined strands of yellow and red girl's glass waist beads, called "baya," strung on cotton fiber
Inventory Description
Necklace, 5 strands of red and yellow round glass beads, on cotton fiber
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Baulé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Glass, Cotton fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 42.5 x 0.9 x 8 cm (16 3/4 x 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12457
Provenance
Provenance
Diarrassouba Abdoulaye
(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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