String of beads

Museum number:
5-14031
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014031
Accession number:
Acc.3566
Description:
String of beads., W. Africa; Ghana; Ashanti (Murdock 32:18). 5-14031, acc no. 3566. Orig. No. 23. File code: 2.2 Collector: A. Pierce Donor: A. Pierce. Materials, techniques: Glass beads Description: Jewelry, necklace; glass beads, cylindrical, red, white and blue, striped ea. bead approx. 3 cm. long; L. 41 cm.
Donor:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Alvin O. Pierce
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled String of beads, accession number 5-14031, described as String of beads., W. Africa; Ghana; Ashanti (Murdock 32:18). 5-14031, acc no. 3566. Orig. No. 23. File code: 2.2 Collector: A. Pierce Donor: A. Pierce. Materials, techniques: Glass beads Description: Jewelry, necklace; glass beads, cylindrical, red, white and blue, striped ea. bead approx. 3 cm. long; L. 41 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled String of beads, accession number 5-14031, described as String of beads., W. Africa; Ghana; Ashanti (Murdock 32:18). 5-14031, acc no. 3566. Orig. No. 23. File code: 2.2 Collector: A. Pierce Donor: A. Pierce. Materials, techniques: Glass beads Description: Jewelry, necklace; glass beads, cylindrical, red, white and blue, striped ea. bead approx. 3 cm. long; L. 41 cm.

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