E1351: Egyptian Beaded Necklace

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1351

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Marks/Labels:

One of the amber colored beads has the old ID number from the Boston Children's Museum is written in red ink (Egy 337 b)

There is a small tag attached to the necklace with purple thread that has the old ID number from the Boston Children's Museum (Egy 337b 7)

Larger tag attached to the necklace with the LC Ethnographic Collection ID number (E1351)

Materials:

fabric ➔ cordage
glass ➔ bead

Dimensions:

33 cm L

Provenance of Object:

The object was gifted to the Boston Children's Museum in 1947 by the Estate of Miss Annie J. Pecker. The object was then gifted to the Luther College Ethnographic collection in 2016.

Ethnic Group:

African ➞ Egypt

Production Date:

Prior to 1947

Source Locality:

Egypt

Acquisition Date:

1947

Description:

Necklace from Egypt; polished beads with tubular black and white beads; value $.20 in 1947.

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