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Necklace and Pendant

1970-1980
20th C.
Africa, Mali
15 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (39 x 7 x 7 cm)

By (primary)
Artist unknown

Culture/People: Fulani peoples

Object Type: Jewelry

Medium: Silver with gold plait; filigree, soldering, filing, plaiting

Credit Line: Committee for Art Acquisitions Fund

Accession Number: 1997.30

Currently On View

Provenance

Purchased by Thomas K. Seligman from Issa Niass of Niass & Frères, 2/1/97

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Fulani

Fellata
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Fulbe
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Peul
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Fulahs
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Fula

Foulah
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Fulahs
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Fulbe
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Fula (African people)
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Foulahs
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Fulah
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gold alloy

alloy, gold
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gold alloys
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accessories
Objects or devices that are not essential in themselves but add to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of other things, as, for example, to costume or automobiles. W [June 1994 descriptor added.]

accessories (dress)
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dress accessories
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accessory
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goldwork

goldwork, Romanesque
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goldwork, Rococo
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goldwork, Sassanid
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goldwork, Mycenaean
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goldwork, Thracian
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goldwork, Minoan
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goldwork, Prehistoric
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goldwork, Ottonian
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goldwork, Colonial
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goldwork, Renaissance
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goldwork, Medieval
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goldwork, Gothic
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goldwork, Baroque
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gold-work
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goldwork, Hellenistic
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gold
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goldwork, Merovingian
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goldwork, ancient
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jewelry
Ornaments such as bracelets, necklaces, and rings, of precious or semiprecious materials worn or carried on the person for adornment; also includes similar articles worn or carried for devotional or mourning purposes.

jewels
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Jewelry, Byzantine
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jewellery
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watches
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jewelry shops
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fine jewelry
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jewelry, fine
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aigrettes
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diadems
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necklaces
Ornaments worn around the neck, usually in the form of chains or strands of beads, pearls, stones, or the like, and often including a suspended ornamental pendant. Use "chokers" for short, narrow necklaces worn close to the throat. Use "dog collars (necklaces)" for wide ornamental bands worn tightly around the neck.

necklets
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necklace
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pendants (jewelry)
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