Beads

Museum number:
5-15927
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015927
Alternate number:
B-2264 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4677
Description:
beads. 109 clear crystal beads strung on a piece of string. each is approximately 1/10 - 2/10 cm long, total length is approximately 19.5 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1950-1951
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
December 15, 1995
Context of use:
may have been worn/ used by a worshipper of Yemaja.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: W 2-Bascom-7
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 5-15927, described as beads. 109 clear crystal beads strung on a piece of string. each is approximately 1/10 - 2/10 cm long, total length is approximately 19.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 5-15927, described as beads. 109 clear crystal beads strung on a piece of string. each is approximately 1/10 - 2/10 cm long, total length is approximately 19.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 5-15927, described as beads. 109 clear crystal beads strung on a piece of string. each is approximately 1/10 - 2/10 cm long, total length is approximately 19.5 cm.

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