Pendant made from ivory and animal bone, with amber and emerald beadwork.

Item

Title

Pendant made from ivory and animal bone, with amber and emerald beadwork.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Ornament

Description

Woman's pendant made from ivory and animal bone, with amber and emerald beadwork. Hung from necklace at the back. Five buttons run down the length of a thong threaded with small opalescent beads between some amber coloured and a few emerald green. The bottom button is made of ivory, the rest are bone. [FHM21/07/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Animal; Bone
Beadwork

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.284
A37/284

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust