Pectoral cross

Museum number:
5-8495
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
217 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2569
Description:
Pectoral cross with hinged loop; square center with 4 diamond-shaped "arms"; elaborate silver beads; curvilinear designs; length: 7 cm. Brass with brass plating.
Donor:
David Solomon and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Addis Ababa market, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ethiopia; Addis Ababa market
Collector:
David Solomon
Collection date:
1967-68
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pectoral crosses
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
October 1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pectoral cross, accession number 5-8495, described as Pectoral cross with hinged loop; square center with 4 diamond-shaped "arms"; elaborate silver beads; curvilinear designs; length: 7 cm. Brass with brass plating.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pectoral cross, accession number 5-8495, described as Pectoral cross with hinged loop; square center with 4 diamond-shaped "arms"; elaborate silver beads; curvilinear designs; length: 7 cm. Brass with brass plating.

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