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Marriage Necklace
Marriage Necklace
Marriage Necklace
DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Marriage Necklace

NameNecklace
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Place madeAlgiers, Algeria, Northern Africa, Africa
MediumGold, gemstones
Dimensions2 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (6 × 6 × 3 cm)
Width: at tassels
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.699
Object numberA.1955.86.699
DescriptionGold mesh triple chain with leaf-shaped slides set with red stones, central studded ornament and chain-dangles at closing area. Gold beads are a Saharan technique.
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