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Necklace

Title	Necklace
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	North Africa (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 24cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	364-1904
Record ID	364-1904
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Necklace composed of swags of tubular coral beads, seperated by brass beads, North Africa, 1850-1899.
Tarihsel bağlam	Probably Berber. Similar necklaces appear in photographs in Moroccan Charm: Art of the Berber Tribes , Rachel Hasson (The L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art)
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Necklace of tubular coral beads interspersed with spherical brass ones Coral Brass Cotton
Fiziksel açıklama	Necklace of cylindrical coral and four spherical brass beads. The coral beads are arranged in four groups of six strands separated by the brass beads, with two brass beads in the centre. There are three coral beads on each of the inner strands, and two on each of the outer. Four of the coral beads in one of the outer groups have been replaced by red glass beads with white cores, imitating coral. The necklace is strung on white cotton thread which extends beyond the end of the beaded section.
Üslup	Berber

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Necklace

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place North Africa (made) -

Subject Jewellery Africa Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 24cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 364-1904

Record ID 364-1904

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Necklace composed of swags of tubular coral beads, seperated by brass beads, North Africa, 1850-1899.

Tarihsel bağlam Probably Berber. Similar necklaces appear in photographs in Moroccan Charm: Art of the Berber Tribes , Rachel Hasson (The L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art)

Malzemeler ve teknikler Necklace of tubular coral beads interspersed with spherical brass ones Coral Brass Cotton

Fiziksel açıklama Necklace of cylindrical coral and four spherical brass beads. The coral beads are arranged in four groups of six strands separated by the brass beads, with two brass beads in the centre. There are three coral beads on each of the inner strands, and two on each of the outer. Four of the coral beads in one of the outer groups have been replaced by red glass beads with white cores, imitating coral. The necklace is strung on white cotton thread which extends beyond the end of the beaded section.

Üslup Berber