Bead

Museum number:

5-16771a

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Alternate number:

516756 and 5-16771a-h

Description:

8 strands of seed beads; 3 strands of yellow and red beads, 2 strands of light and dark blue beads, 1 strand of clear, yellow, and black beads; 1 strand of green and tan beads.

Collection place:

Northern Africa

Verbatim coll. place:

N. Africa

Collector:

Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom

Materials:

Glass (material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Beads (pierced objects)

Function:

2.1 Daily Garb

Context of use:

Raw material for decorative beading

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)