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DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Armlet

NameArmlet
CultureShilluk, White Nile
Place madeSudan, Africa
MediumFibre, beads
Dimensions5 × 22 × 1/8 in. (12.7 × 55.8801 × 0.3175 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.885
Object numberA.1955.86.885
DescriptionWhite, red, yellow, black beads strung on fiber. Alternating areas of white beads (4) and black, yellow, and red beads in linear design.
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