DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Necklace
NameNecklace
Artist
Artist not recorded
Dateca 1975
Place madeNorthern Cameroon, near Marou, Cameroon, Africa
Mediummetal, glass, shells, string
Dimensions13 3/16 x 3 15/16 x 9/16 in. (33.5 x 10 x 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Marshall Clinard Ph. D., A.1989.38.16
Object numberA.1989.38.16
DescriptionBrass beads, nails; blue glass beads; cowrie shells, all strung on string, without clasp; brass bell as pendant. Groups of 6 blue beads interspersed with beads and nails.
ca. 1960
1973
ca. 1975
20th century
ca. 1920s
c. 1950-1980