2 strings of dried seed beads, 4 string of 75 seed beads and one joined string of 87 seed beads and 9 loose beads. sepia colored, rough surface; ca 1cm in diameter
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Oyo; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1950-1951
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Type of bead used to make Muslim prayer beads
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
(a)— length 67 centimeters and (b)— length 76.5 centimeters