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1959.5.37.11

String of trade beads.

On display

1959.5.37.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
String of trade beads.
Cultural groups
Mbuti
Person
Field collector Colin Macmillan Turnbull
PRM source Colin Macmillan Turnbull
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1954
Date collected
1958
Acquisition information
Donated: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Yarn, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 535 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.5.37.11 Other PRM accession number: 1959.5.37j

Search terms: Ornament, Trade, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Ceremonial Object