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Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Leather
SizeOverall L: 41.1 cm
Accession Number91.3.382
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Not On View
Physical Description60 chevrons, compound layers, opaque white core, opaque blue, opaque white, opaque brick red, opaque white, blue (58 cylinders and 2 cylinders with domed end); 2 chevrons, compound layers, opaque white core, opaque brick red, opaque white, blue, cylindrical; 1 chevron, compound layers, opaque white core, opaque brick red, opaque white, transparent green, cylindrical; 62 striped chevrons, compound layer, opaque white core, opaque brick red, opaque white and opaque black with opaque yellow stripes, cylindrical. Strung on goldish orange thong.
Provenance
Source Arline B. Oliphant - 1991-07-03
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1900-1991
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about 1600-1800
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about 399-300 BCE