DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Beads
NameBeads
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Place madeSudan, Africa
MediumSilver
Dimensionsa: 1 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (4.1 × 4 cm)
b: 1 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4.5 × 4 cm)
c: 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.1 × 4.2 cm)
b: 1 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4.5 × 4 cm)
c: 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.1 × 4.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.897a-d
Object numberA.1955.86.897 A-D
ProvenancePurchased at El Dueim, Sudan
DescriptionFour (4) silver beads with granulated designs. Sometimes worn about waists of Sudanese women.
c. 1950-1980
