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Nose chain
Nose chain
Nose chain
DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Nose chain

NameNose chain
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Place madeOmdurman, Sudan, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/16 × 6 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (3 × 16.2 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.658
Object numberA.1955.86.658
DescriptionWorn from hair and nose ring; two patterns of gold chain, 13 small leaf-shaped pendants, and hook-clasp.
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