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Glass beads
Object Number 993-29-50/12319
Display Title Glass beads
Descriptions
Object Description One short strand of green glass beads with red and blue specks, and one large yellow glass trade bead with red, blue and white stripes, tied into a ring on twisted cotton
Inventory Description Beads, green and yellow glass, discoidal and tubular shape
Classification
  • Bead
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ewe
  • Akan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Materials Glass, Glass, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 1 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 61
Label on object 993-29-50/12319
Provenance
Collector Dr. Gladys Freedman (7/8/1978 - 10/12/93)
Donor Dr. Gladys Freedman (7/8/1978 - 10/12/93)

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