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Object Number
2002.19.2
Display Title
Single earring, large; beaded wire with dangle
Descriptions
Object Description
Single earring, large; wire beaded in white, orange, blue, green and red with six rows of white, blue and red beads; three dangling chains segments with cut-aluminum shapes
Inventory Description
Earring, single?, beaded, 3 flat metal dangles suspended from chain
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972 or earlier
Culture
- Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Materials
Metal wire, Glass, Metal, Wire, Aluminum
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 8 x 1.6 cm (8 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Edna Homa Hunt
Provenance
Donor
Edna Homa Hunt
(October 21, 2002)
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