DepartmentMiddle East

Charm with protective blue beads and alum

NameAmulet

Artist Artist unrecorded

CultureBedouin

Datec.1900

Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East, Asia

MediumBlue glass beads, alum, twine

DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1981.48.17

Collections

Palestinian Dress and Jewelry

DescriptionBraided string at the end of which are 3 pieces of alum, each encased in beadwork. Blue beads are strung and worked into a netting around each chunk of alum.

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