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Old necklace - turquoise, green, violet, white, pink, and brown glass trade bead
Old necklace - turquoise, green, violet, white, pink, and brown glass trade bead
Object Number 39-39-50/3563
Display Title Old necklace - turquoise, green, violet, white, pink, and brown glass trade bead
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kwangi
Object Description Old necklace - turquoise, green, violet, white, pink, and brown glass trade beads (kwangi)
Inventory Description Necklace, round and tubular glass beads, multicolored, 1 strand dangling
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Glass, Fiber string
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 13 x 1 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3563 & [written on mount] 39cm.\ excluding pendant beads

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