Necklace

Museum number:
9-20414
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2
Accession number:
Acc.4416
Description:
Necklace, single strand on yellow green cord; 19 medals as in 9-20413 (1 broken off) and one large medal in the center "with a different and long inscription;" length circa 44 centimeters.
Donor:
Elizabeth Rees and Estate of Mabel Nelson Murray
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Middle East, Iran attributed
Collector:
Mabel Nelson Murray
Collection date:
1924-1938
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
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 titled Necklace, accession number 9-20414, described as Necklace, single strand on yellow green cord; 19 medals as in 9-20413 (1 broken off) and one large medal in the center "with a different and long inscription;" length circa 44 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 9-20414, described as Necklace, single strand on yellow green cord; 19 medals as in 9-20413 (1 broken off) and one large medal in the center "with a different and long inscription;" length circa 44 centimeters.

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