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1. Beads

Museum number:
6-22109
Culture or time period:
19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295–1186 BC), 20th Dynasty of Egypt (1186–1069 BC), and 21st Dynasty of Egypt (1069–945 BC)
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:
Tomb 553, Cemetery 500, El Ahaiwah
Collection date:
1900

2. Belt

Museum number:
9-11099
Culture or time period:
Indian
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 83 centimeters
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection place:
Madhya Pradesh, India
Collection date:
January 1970

3. Belt

Museum number:
5-855
Culture or time period:
Kuanyama Ambo
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
7.0 Use not specified (Communication, Records, Currency, and Measures)
Collector:
Edwin M. Loeb, Ella-Marie Loeb, and University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
Namibia
Collection date:
Spring 1948

4. Bracelet

Museum number:
9-6274
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Collection place:
Western Asia

5. Charm

Museum number:
5-10188
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Charms
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 7.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942

6. Charm-necklace

Museum number:
5-10189
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 144 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942

7. Container

Museum number:
5-16834
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 8.7 centimeters and height 13 centimeters
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia

8. Cowrie shell

Museum number:
1-257058
Collector:
J. P. Lucey
Collection place:
CA-SFr-2500, San Francisco County, California
Collection date:
May 1985

9. Cowrie shell

Museum number:
5-15958
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1951

10. Cowrie shell decoration

Museum number:
5-16902a-c
Dimensions:
diameter 8 centimeters
Collector:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection place:
Sudan