Necklace

Museum number:
9-5598
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Necklace; carved dark brown beads (persimmon wood) interspersed with glass, coral and greenstone beads; 12 pendant carved figures on gold chains carved in malachite, coral, “goldstone” (glass), carnelian and lapis lazuli; main pendant has jade carvings including miniature 6-prong vajra (toko-sho) and seed pearls on plaited and wrapped cord; main strand length 60 cm, pendant strand length 25 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute), Necklaces, and Plaited weaving
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 9-5598, described as Necklace; carved dark brown beads (persimmon wood) interspersed with glass, coral and greenstone beads; 12 pendant carved figures on gold chains carved in malachite, coral, “goldstone” (glass), carnelian and lapis lazuli; main pendant has jade carvings including miniature 6-prong vajra (toko-sho) and seed pearls on plaited and wrapped cord; main strand length 60 cm, pendant strand length 25 cm

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