FMNH 242664.B

  • 242664: beads, cloth, leather, bells
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
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    Description: beads, cloth, leather, bells dance panels
  • 242664: beads, cloth, leather, bells
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: beads, cloth, leather, bells dance panels
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    Scanner: Aidan Hercules : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History - Ethnology | 22-08 | Provenience: Africa, Nigeria (Southwest) | People or Culture: Yoruba | Object: ritual beaded dance panels | Material: beads, cloth | Description: Multi-colored bead pattern in red, yellow, and blue on each panel (one side only). Four knot patterns make up center of the bag. Diamond pattern also in beads borders the main square and strap. Decorative leather and bead fringe on bottom with bells attached. Cloth backing on panels. | Dimensions: (in cm.) Max L: 83 cm Max W: 30 cm | Collection: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hammer, 1994 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 242664 A-B | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 3922
Catalog Number: 242664.B
Description: panel
Materials: glass beads, cloth, leather, metal
Cultural Attribution: Yoruba
Accession Number: [3922] Hammer, Jeffey and Deborah (Gift)
Accession Year:
Collector/Source: Hammer, Jeffey and Deborah
EMu IRN: 1391146
GUID: 3be921d3-2ca6-4697-bb99-c099f1ea40fd

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