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Object Number 49-14-50/8488.6
Display Title 7 curative necklaces made of string and wood and worn when the heart beats too f
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, bound cotton fiber cylinder, twisted cotton thread attached
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nyungwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Kasumbadedza; Tete, 5 miles West of
Materials Cotton, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 7 x 1.6 cm (10 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8488.6

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