DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Necklace
NameNecklace
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Place madeSudan, North Africa, Africa
MediumBraided gazelle hide, cowry shells
Dimensionsa: 11/16 × 25 in. (1.7 × 63.5 cm)
b: 11/16 × 25 3/16 in. (1.8 × 64 cm)
b: 11/16 × 25 3/16 in. (1.8 × 64 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.674ab
Object numberA.1955.86.674ab
DescriptionDouble-strand of stuffed-cord form, with 24 shells, braided in pairs, clustered as dangles.
ca. 1960
c.1900
ca 1986
20th century
c. 1950-1980
ca. 1960
20th century
c. 1950-1980