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Object Name17 Akoso Glass Powder Beads on an Armband
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1950
Place MadeGhana
TechniqueGlass powdered
SizeOverall H: 11 cm, W: 7 cm; Average Bead H: 2.1 cm, Diam (max): 1.3 cm
Accession Number70.3.176
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description17 Akoso Glass Powder Beads on an Armband. Yellow to grey, red, and blue glass; glass powdered. Cylindrical beads; 1) Opaque pale yellow to beige greyish body decorated with 2 opaque red dots. 15 specimens. 2) Opaque beige greyish body decorated with 3 opaque dark blue dots from one side and one opaque black loop with one dark blue dot on the other side. 1 specimen. 3) Opaque beige body decorated with an opaque black and red lattice. 1 specimen.Provenance
Former Collection
H. Alastair Lamb
- 1970
