E1357: Egyptian Yellow Beaded Necklace with Rice Shells

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1357

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Marks/Labels:

One of the shells near the tassel has the Boston Children's Museum's ID# written in red ink (MR 331 e)

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
glass ➔ bead
animal ➔ shell
fabric ➔ thread

Dimensions:

95 cm L

Provenance of Object:

The object was a gifted to the Boston Children's Museum by Miss M. C. Burrage in memory of Miss Elsie A. Burrage in 1946. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic College.

Ethnic Group:

African ➞ Egypt

Production Date:

Prior to 1946

Source Locality:

Egypt

Acquisition Date:

1946

Description:

Plaited leather necklace with small yellow beads and small white cone shells pairing at intervals along the length; Leather tassel on the end

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