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Object Number
98-3-50/51290
Display Title
Necklace of two genuine and nine carved ivory/bone leopards' teeth
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory and leopard teeth necklace.
The obect is a necklace having five carved teeth-like shaped ivory pieces and four leopards' teeth strung on to a 'z' twisted fiber cord. Small beads separate two of the leopards' teeth on the end. Two of the carved ivory beads appear to have been pigmented with a red coloring on one side.
Identifying numbers:
A Peabody Museum number in red and black ink has been applied on the surface one ivory piece.
Inventory Description
Necklace, 4 crescent-shaped animal teeth, 9 ivory crescents, 6 glass discoidal
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yanzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo River
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 21 x 1.5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98-3-50/51290
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. H. K. and W. E. Faulkner, 1898
Provenance
Donor
Dr. W. E. Faulkner
(1898)
Donor
Dr. H. K. Faulkner
(1898)
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