Bead

Museum number:
9-20422
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4416
Description:
Five beads strung together.
Donor:
Elizabeth Rees and Estate of Mabel Nelson Murray
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Bead, accession number 9-20422, described as Five beads strung together.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Bead, accession number 9-20422, described as Five beads strung together.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Bead, accession number 9-20422, described as Five beads strung together.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-20422, described as Five beads strung together.

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