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Object NameDouble Masallah Birds with Butterfly Motif
Maker Eskisehir Prison
Made FromGlass Beads, Plastic Beads and Spacers, Metal Sequins, Nylon Thread, Cardboard Former
Dateabout 1990
Place MadeTurkey, Eskisehir
SizeOverall H: 21.6 cm, W: 7.8 cm, D: 6 cm
Accession Number2007.3.64
Credit LineGift of Stephen P. Koob
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionMulti-colored glass beads; nylon thread, plastic beads and spacers, cardboard former. Woven beads over a cardboard body form two yellow, black and red birds with beaded strings hanging from their beaks situated above a triangular shaped banner. The word "Masallah" is on the banner in black beads above a woven butterfly pattern.
Provenance
Source Steven P. Koob - 2008-02-02