Decoration

33-57-104

From: Russia

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 33-57-104
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mordvah
Provenience Russia
Culture Area Russia
Period Early 19th Century
Date Made circa 1832
Section American
Materials Glass | Brass | Cowrie Shell
Description

The collar is a network of small beads in rows of black, white, green, and yellow, with an edging of red brown. From each end of the collar depend two double rows of cowrie shells, each row bound down its middle with red cotton cloth and gold metallic thread. At about the middle and at the bottom, the eight rows are joined by a row of large black and colourless (and red at the bottom) glass beads on a metal rod. Over the top row of beads are four brass discs each showing an animal; over the bottom row are four similar discs showing a mounted knight fighting a dragon. Below is a rigid band ornamented.

Outside Diameter 32 cm
Credit Line The Russian Project: Central Russia, Eugene A. Golomshtok, 1933
Other Number 171; 14 - Field Number | 101 - Other Number | N69 - Other Number

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