E1362: Egyptian Leather Necklace

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1362

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Marks/Labels:

Boston Children's Museum's archival number: MR 331 c

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
animal ➔ shell
fabric ➔ cordage ➔ twine
glass ➔ bead

Dimensions:

88 cm L

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated 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 Collection.

Ethnic Group:

African ➞ Egypt

Production Date:

Prior to 1946.

Use/Function:

Object originated in Egypt

Source Locality:

Egypt

Acquisition Date:

1946

Description:

Long necklace covered in yellow beads and white conical shells.

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