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Beaded collar
Object Number 2007.8.1
Display Title Beaded collar
Descriptions
Object Description Mesh yoke or collar composed of radiating polychrome beadwork on cotton thread with a narrow muslin upper neck band. The motifs consist of zigzag elements and diamonds in bands.
Inventory Description Necklace, polychrome beaded collar, zig-zag pattern, muslin neck band
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Date 1925 or earlier
Culture
  • Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Materials Glass, Muslin, Silk cloth, Cotton thread
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 55 cm (9 7/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2007.8.1
Credit Line Gift of The Family of Maynard Owen Williams
Provenance
Collector Maynard Owen Williams (ca. 1925)
Donor John R. Williams (7/4/07)

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