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Object Number
46-78-50/6063
Display Title
One necklace of many cut seed vessels strung on a braided grass string
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of many cut seed vessels strung on a braided grass string
Inventory Description
Necklace, braided and twisted fiber cord with seed pod danglers, some broken
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Seed pod
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 10.9 x 0.9 cm (15 3/8 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
37
Label on object
46-78-50/6063
Provenance
Owner
William T. Shepherd
(4/12/1901)
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(4/12/1901 - 1916)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1916 - 11/27/1946)
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