bead
Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1950
Place MadeGhana
TechniquePowdered glass
SizeOverall W: 3.7 cm, D: 2.5 cm
Accession Number71.3.34 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Beads of Ghana
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBead. Grey, yellow, and black glass; powdered glass. Barrel bead; Grey core; Opaque yellow body decorated with flowing cruciform design: 2 lozanges made of straight stripe of opaque black. An opaque black dot is present in the center of each lozange and an opaque black stripe encircles the middle. 1 specimen. Some of the red stripes have disappeared.Provenance
Former Collection
H. Alastair Lamb
- 1971
