One string of a compound necklace strung with glass and silver beads with carnelian talhakim. This necklace is attached to another necklace, see 1971.15.39 .1 [FC 18/02/2011]

Collection type: Object
Description: One string of a compound necklace strung with glass and silver beads with carnelian talhakim. This necklace is attached to another necklace, see 1971.15.39 .1 [FC 18/02/2011]
Long description: One string of a compound necklace strung with glass and silver beads with carnelian talhakim. The necklace is made of bright blue circular glass beads interspaced with red glass shashat and silver shashat, one round white bead and one faceted green bead incised with cross hatched design. Threaded through the necklace is a single carnelian talhakim with 3 incised horizontal lines on both main flat faces [FC 18/02/2011]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; Niger
Africa > Western Africa > Niger; Northern Darfur El Fasher Near Damergou
Cultural groups: Tuareg Berber
Person: Field collector Anthony John Arkell; PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1935
Date collected: By 1935
Acquisition information: Donated: 26/10/1971
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Material Glass, Material Bead, Process Beadwork, Process Incised, Process Perforated, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length 210 mm total, Length 53 mm zeggat
Object numbers: Accession number: 1971.15.39.2 PR no.: 1