DepartmentMiddle East
Charm with protective blue beads and alum
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureBedouin
Datec.1900
Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East, Asia
MediumBlue glass beads, alum, twine
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.17
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
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.
Artist not recorded
c. 1900
ca. 1950s
ca. 1950, staff
ca. 1910
20th century,staff
Artist not recorded
late 19th century