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Object Number
32-49-50/66
Display Title
String of old trade beads
Descriptions
Object Description
String of old trade beads, including 5 comparatively recent reproductions of the "father" type of old aggrey beads
Inventory Description
Necklace, large glass beads, multi-color and size, fiber cord ties
Classification
- Raw Material
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
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/
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/
Ganta
Materials
Glass, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 17 x 2.7 cm (11 x 6 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
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