Necklace

Name/Title

Necklace

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.183

Description

A large, multicolored beaded necklace. There is a leather strap at the top of the necklace, with small holes in it to adjust the length. The pattern of the beads matches down both sides of the necklace, with two beads of the same color followed by two beads of another color. At the base of the necklace is a roughly triangular leather medallion with a white shell in the center, green, red, and yellow yarn around the shell, and a tuft of brown/white animal fur sewn onto the bottom.

Item Type

Necklace

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Jewelry Details

Method of Manufacture

Hand-fabricated

Beads

Material

Beads

Shape

Round

Count

60

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Burmese

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Temporary Number

Other Number

NN 2018.16

Dimensions

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

17-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while necklace is lying as taut as possible.

Material

Leather, Metal, Beads, Shell, Fur, Fabric

Condition

Overall Condition

Good