Necklace

29-59-124

From: Angola

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-59-124
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kimbundu
Provenience Angola
Section African
Materials Glass | Shell | Fiber
Description

Strip of basketwork, the outer surface completely covered with a row of cowrie shells laid end to end and on each side of them two rows of small black and white beads. The catch is a loop of string on which is one red band. "Bought from laborers who were working on the company's plantation."

Length 46 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927
Other Number Mercer 22523 - Old Museum Number | 137 - Field No SF

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