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Crucifix with beaded necklace

Ethiopian pendant, likely Senegalese necklace, 1700-1966

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Ethiopian

Crucifix with beaded necklace

Ethiopian pendant, likely Senegalese necklace, 1700-1966

Physical Qualities Silver, African glass, seeds, metal, string, (doubled L): 14 9/16 in. (37 cm.) (central pendant): 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Carol Vaughn, Silver Spring, Maryland
Object Number 1994.105
Beaded, with metal pendant cross
From donor's late father (U.S. ambassador to Senegal, late 1960's); to donor's late mother, 1994
McKay, Roger, "Ethiopian Jewelry," African Arts, Summer 1974, vol 7, no 4, pp 36-39.

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2000–2000

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