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necklace
;
container
;
snuff-container
(?)
Object Type
necklace
container
snuff-container
(?)
Museum number
Af1969,08.10.a-b
Description
Necklace made of beads (wood), beads (glass), string (fibre), button (brass?) (a), with (snuff-?) container (with chain) made of wood, iron (b).
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Tsonga
(?)
Made by:
Shona
(?)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
South Africa
(?)
Found/Acquired:
Zimbabwe
(?)
Materials
wood
glass
fibre
brass
(?)
Technique
beadwork
Dimensions
Height:
20.50 centimetres
(a)
Height:
12 centimetres
(b)
Width:
11 centimetres
(a)
Width:
4 centimetres
(b)
Depth:
1.50 centimetres
(a)
Depth:
3.40 centimetres
(b)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dr Esmond Samuel de Beer CBE
Acquisition date
1969
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1969,08.10.a-b