Necklace

NameNecklace

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeNorth Africa, Africa

MediumSilver, gilt

Dimensions28 3/8 × 3 3/4 in. (72 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.705

Object numberA.1955.86.705

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionLeaf and crescent ornaments, incised design, and brown pressed composition beads. Hollow beads, beads of two designs. One of tear-drops / leaf forms, and the other an elaborated crescent. A metal pin secures each bead from the center area. The brown pressed beads have swirling fluted outer surface tapered toward hole, gently rounded in center.