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Object Number 988-18-50/12513
Display Title Necklace worn by chiefs and attendants
Descriptions
Object Description Necklace worn by chiefs and attendants
Inventory Description Necklace, chain link, hanging angled pendant, openwork
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Akan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 27.4 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm (10 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12513
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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