String of Beads

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Object Name: 
String of Beads
Accession Number: 
91.3.720
Dimensions: 
Overall L: 33.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Primary Description: 
32 opaque reddish-pink satin, circular (graduated sizes); 33 transparent light pink faceted bicones; 12 opaque pink satin encased in colorless, long 4-sided barrel with slight twist; 5 colorless faceted bicones; 4 colorless faceted truncated cones; 1 colorless circular faceted (incomplete shape); 2 transparent light pink spiral fluted ovoid/barrel with hash marks on edges. Strung on linen.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Oliphant, Mrs. Arline B., Source
1991-07-03
Category: 
Beads