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String of very old beads - an old woman's necklace
String of very old beads - an old woman's necklace
Object Number 32-49-50/67
Display Title String of very old beads - an old woman's necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, glass beads, multi-colored, animal teeth on twisted fiber string.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Ganta
Materials Glass, Tooth, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 18 x 1.6 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 15
Label on object 32-49-50/67
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1932)

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