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String of red and black beads
Image Not Available for String of red and black beads
Object Number 38-17-50/3287
Display Title String of red and black beads
Descriptions
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa; Monrovia

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Accessory
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Necklace
United States
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Necklace
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