About the Artwork
Necklace
1950s
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African
Xhosa
Glass and metal
Overall (clasped): 24 × 2 1/4 inches (61 × 5.7 cm)
Jewelry
African Art
Museum Purchase, Friends of African and African American Art, Joseph H. Parsons Fund, Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman, DeRoy General Acquisition Fund, General Art Purchase Fund, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, James Pearson Duffy Fund; gifts from Georges D. Rodrigues by exchange
2004.2.17
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Xhosa, African, Necklace, 1950s, glass and metal. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Friends of African and African American Art, Joseph H. Parsons Fund, et al., 2004.2.17.
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