Earrings
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Object Details
- Description
- Gilt metal (gold wash; cheap metal) earrings in a central cutout spherical design, suspended from incised or impressed cylindrical bars, which are suspended from circular incised or impressed pendant/studs. The earrings have posts, but are missing the earring backs.
- Provenance
- Marian Johnson, purchased in Dakar, Senegal, 1963-late 20th century to 2012
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson
- Late 20th century-early 21st century
- Object number
- 2012-18-96
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry
- Medium
- Gilt metal (gold wash)
- Dimensions
- A: 7.6 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (3 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.) B: 7.5 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (2 15/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
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- National Museum of African Art Collection
- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Adornment
- Female use
- male
- Record ID
- nmafa_2012-18-96
- Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys76ebeb19c-5c49-419f-9356-f75a63d7e5fa
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