Diviner's Necklace
Unidentified Yoruba maker
20th century
Glass and plastic beads, thread, cloth and cowrie shells
Overall: 22 3/16 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (56.4 × 16.5 × 3.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of J. Byfield
2004.3.35570
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Judith A. Byfield, West Lebanon, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 2004.
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