String of black and red beads

Museum number:
5-11825
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011825
Description:
Tasbaha- prayer beads, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11825, acc no. 2879, file code 5.1. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood beads of 2 colors strung on cotton string Context of use: Used as rosary in prayer Description: Prayer beads, Muslim; black wood beads with 6 red beads; white silk or cotton tassel at end; strung on cotton thread; 52 cm. l.;
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled String of black and red beads, accession number 5-11825, described as Tasbaha- prayer beads, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11825, acc no. 2879, file code 5.1. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood beads of 2 colors strung on cotton string Context of use: Used as rosary in prayer Description: Prayer beads, Muslim; black wood beads with 6 red beads; white silk or cotton tassel at end; strung on cotton thread; 52 cm. l.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled String of black and red beads, accession number 5-11825, described as Tasbaha- prayer beads, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11825, acc no. 2879, file code 5.1. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood beads of 2 colors strung on cotton string Context of use: Used as rosary in prayer Description: Prayer beads, Muslim; black wood beads with 6 red beads; white silk or cotton tassel at end; strung on cotton thread; 52 cm. l.;

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