Talisman

Necklace

29-236-55

From: Algeria

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-236-55
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Algeria
Culture Area North Africa
Date Made 1860-1899
Section African
Materials Clay | Metal | Brass
Description

Brass pendant hanging from chain with green and gold glass beads, charcoal brown clay beads.

"Talismanic necklace of "spice" with metallic Fatima Hands." "Necklace made of double strands of black lava (?) beads separated by 4 green glass one one gilt bead into 6 bunches. small brass Fatima hand as pendant below"

Length 58 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 55.S - Sommerville Number | 29-221-55 - Other Number

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