Bead ornament

Museum number:
5-5928
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2171
Description:
strand of prayer beads; black and red painted wood; length overall 120 cm
Donor:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Woozi (?); Loma or Gola
Culture or time period:
Loma
Collector:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bead ornament, accession number 5-5928, described as strand of prayer beads; black and red painted wood; length overall 120 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead ornament, accession number 5-5928, described as strand of prayer beads; black and red painted wood; length overall 120 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead ornament, accession number 5-5928, described as strand of prayer beads; black and red painted wood; length overall 120 cm

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