Necklace
date: label: Accession Date
content: 19 Oct 1988
label: Collection Date
content: 1965 to 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Alixa Naff
label: Donor Name
content: George Naff
notes: label: Notes
content: 9 bone beads with Arabic words engraved on surface, separated by filigree beads. Hook and eye clasp. Restrung on nylon string. Purchased by collector from Cairo dealer, who dated it to late 18th / early 19th century. Worn for ornamentation and as protective amulet. Beads have engraved Quaran inscriptions.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Nov 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Cairo, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Egyptian
label: Culture
content: Arabic-Islamic
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 378937
label: USNM Number
content: E424822-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Necklace
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 49 cm