Pendant and Necklace, "Maskah or Samakah"
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: Link chain with crescent-shaped pendant. Arabic writing on both sides. Beaded edges. 3 coins attached: 2 small ones dated 1875 at tips of crescent and one larger one at the center. Large blue ceramic bead on chain near hook and eye closing. Purchased by collector from Cairo dealer. Worn by women. Ornamental and talismanic because of etched prayers and crescent shape.
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: E424819-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Necklace
physicalDescription: label: Length - Total
content: 82 cm