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Object Number
21-28-50/B2902
Display Title
Necklet of five decorated leather amulet packets strung on a leather cord
Descriptions
Object Description
Cord or necklace of trade amulets. Leather necklace with with decorative packets.
The obect is a necklace made of leather. It has five decorated rectangular leather amulet packets possibly containing fragments of Koran and is strung on three strands of 's' twisted, leather cord. Identifying numbers: Peabody catalogue number has been painted in red on the verso of the central amulet.
Inventory Description
Necklace, 5 rect. stamped and pigmented leather amulets on 3 leather cords
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hausa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Africa / Cameroon
Africa / Cameroon
Dimensions
Overall: 53 x 20 x 0.5 cm (20 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B\2902
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1921)
Seller
George Schwab
(1921)
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