Necklace

Object Details

Unidentified artist

Description

Contemporary gold alloy necklace decorated with miniature bells, “crotals,” and textured surface. The central design is two off-center teardrops, one larger than the other, connected with a small flower between them. A small bell-shaped element with several chains that end in beads, as well as several "crotals" in groups of three are attached along the bottom edge of the teardrops. Fine braiding encompasses the teardrops. The rest of the necklace stems from the teardrops in a band of varying types of braids, granules and smaller teardrops, descending in size and terminating to a chain that fastens in a hook-and-eye closure at the back.

Provenance

Marian Johnson, purchased in Senegal, 2010 to 2012

Exhibition History

Good As Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 24, 2018-February 2, 2020; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, September 16, 2020-January 3, 2021

Published References

Maples, Amanda, Ashby Johnson, Marian, and Dumouchelle, Kevin D., 2018, Good As Gold, Washington, D.C.: NMAfA, Smithsonian, p. 88, illustrated p. 89

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson

Late 20th century

Object number

2012-18-11

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry

Medium

Gold alloy

Dimensions

H x W x D: 20.7 x 11.6 x 0.6 cm (8 1/8 x 4 9/16 x 1/4 in.) L: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)

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National Museum of African Art Collection

National Museum of African Art

Topic

Adornment

Female use

male

Record ID

nmafa_2012-18-11

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7b79b6085-2dfe-4fa2-a460-f2dde1603a41