bead
Object NameTombodama (Complex Glass Bead) or Inlaid Kuchinashidama (Gardenia Seed Bead)
Made FromGlass, Copper
Date1800-1899
Place MadeJapan
TechniqueWound, probably pincer-molded, fire-polished
SizeOverall H: 1.8 cm, Diam: 2.1 cm; Bore Diam: about 0.6 cm
Accession Number63.6.70
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Blair
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTombodama (Complex Glass Bead) or Inlaid Kuchinashidama (Gardenia Seed Bead). Opaque black glass; coiled, then probably pincer-molded. Copper units introduced, one folded over in "V" shape; glossy, fire- polished surface.Provenance
Source
Dorothy Blair
- 1963-03-11
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