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DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Necklace

NameNecklace
Artist Artist Not Recorded
(not assigned)Sudan, Africa
MediumFiber, metal, glass
Dimensions17 3/4 × 3 15/16 in. (45.1 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.22 SS
Object numberA.1955.1.22 SS
DescriptionStrung on fiber, this necklace combines contemporary and older beads that are round (amber), conical, and rounds. These end in a pounded silver piece that resembles two cones joined at the widest ends.
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