Talisman

Prayer Beads

Rosary

29-236-26

From: Algeria

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-236-26
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Algeria
Culture Area North Africa
Date Made 1860-1899
Section African
Materials Wood | String
Description

19 uniform round brown wooden beads strung on a white string. One bead is 4.5 cm long and thin shaped like an ornate table leg. This bead is made from the same material as the others. CCG2016-1-5 is a bag of loose and partially strung beads which probably come from this rosary.

Length 24 cm
Outside Diameter 1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 26.S - Sommerville Number | 29-221-26 - Found in Collection Number | CG2016-1-5 - Associated Object Number

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