bead
Object NameAkoso Bead
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1950
Place MadeWestern Africa
TechniqueMolded powder glass
SizeOverall H: 1.5 cm, Diam (max): 1.6 cm
Accession Number71.3.46
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAkoso Bead. Green, black, pink, and white glass; molded powder glass. Short bicone bead ; Opaque mistletoe green body decorated with 3 spiral compound stripes of opaque black bordered on each side by a compound stripe of opaque pink on opaque white on opaque pink on opaque white on opaque pink on opaque white on opaque pink on opaque white and on opaque pink. A identical pink and white stripe girds the middle and extends over the previous compound stripes. 1 specimen.The pink color came from Venetian cornaline d' Aleppo beads fused together and stretched into trails.Provenance
Former Collection
H. Alastair Lamb
- 1971
