Earring

National Museum of African Art

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Description
Gilt silver (gold wash) or gold alloy earrings of central convex filigree half sphere (cabochon) in a flower shape surmounted by a grouping of five globules. Four chains of hollow spherical beads dangle from the central half sphere. The outer two chains have three spherical beads, while the inner two have four (proper left) and five (proper right) respectively. No apparent earring post or attachment, so may have also been used as a pendant.
Provenance
Marian Johnson, purchased in Dakar, Senegal, 1963-late 20th century to 2012
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson
Object number
2012-18-83
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Jewelry
Medium
Gold alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 6.8 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm (2 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Geography
Senegal
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Topic
Adornment
Female use
male
floral
flower
Record ID
nmafa_2012-18-83
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77b0971cd-fd28-457a-93df-dc495c72c355
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