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1985.49.157

Amulet, a neck ornament consisting of a string of two sizes of spherical black seeds, and two larger ovoid white beads.

1985.49.157

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, a neck ornament consisting of a string of two sizes of spherical black seeds, and two larger ovoid white beads.
Geographical reference
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean > Caribbean > Jamaica
Westmoreland
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
By 1929
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Plant Seed, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 18 mm largest white bead, Length: max 745 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.49.157

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Medicine, Amulet, Neck Ornament

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