E1358: Yellow Beaded Necklace with

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1358

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Marks/Labels:

Boston Children's Museum Archival Label (on a small tag): MR 417b

Luther College Ethnographic Archival Label (on a larger tag): E1358

Materials:

glass ➔ bead
animal ➔ shell
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ rawhide

Dimensions:

158 cm L

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children's Museum by Miss Harriet C. Shaw in 1950. The object was gifted to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection by the Boston Children's Museum in 2016.

Object valued at $1.00 in 1950.

Ethnic Group:

African ➞ Egypt

Production Date:

Before 1950

Source Locality:

Egypt

Acquisition Date:

1950

Description:

Leather string with yellow beads and white shells.

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