A necklace on which is hung a single perforated cowrie shell. There is also a small bundle of strands of string in varying shades of brown knotted onto the necklace. [NC 12/08/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: A necklace on which is hung a single perforated cowrie shell. There is also a small bundle of strands of string in varying shades of brown knotted onto the necklace. [NC 12/08/2015]
Geographical reference: Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana; Northern
Cultural groups: Asante
Person: Field collector S.C. Sinclair; Field collector George Evelyn Sinclair; PRM source S.C. Sinclair; PRM source George Evelyn Sinclair
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1933
Date collected: By 1933
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes: Material Shell, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Perforated, Process Knotted, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 230 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1933.93.69
Research and responses: This object was examined by Fiona Savage (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA). The visit took place 30/09/2015. [NC 14/12/2015]

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