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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 993-29-50/12318 | Glass beads |
Raw Material
Bead |
Ghana
| |
| 973-1-50/11393 | Strand of glass trade beads |
Bead
|
Africa
| |
| 972-39-50/11383 | One strand of Venetian glass trade beads. Each bead is formed of murky yellow w |
Bead
|
Africa
| |
| 972-39-50/11381 | On strand of Venetian glass trade beads. Each bead is muddy red/brown glass wit |
Bead
|
Africa
| |
| 985-27-40/14524 | Glass beads |
Bead
|
Europe
| |
| 972-8-50/11366 | Miscellaneous glass trade beads |
Bead
|
Africa
| |
| 972-33-50/11377 | Two Indian glass beads, both drawn, one blue, one green |
Bead
|
Tanzania
| |
| 77-2-70/11757 | Glass bead (probably german) |
Bead
|
New Caledonia
| |
| 993-29-50/12314 | Glass beads |
Bead
Raw Material |
Ghana
| |
| 39-39-50/3561 | Old necklace- blue and amber trade beads strung on fibre cord (sigambogo) |
Bead
|
Uganda
| |
| 993-29-50/12315 | Glass beads |
Raw Material
Bead |
Ghana
| |
| 972-39-50/11382 | One strand of Venetian glass trade beads |
Necklace
|
Africa
|