Necklace

92-1-172C

From: Korea

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 92-1-172C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Asian
Provenience Korea
Creator Unknown
Date Made 18th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Thread | Metal | Shell
Description

Five sets of shell and metal items on mustard colored thread. Each cord has shell fragment at center and wrapped metal pieces on either side of shell separated from each other by a knot in the cord. D and E are missing shell piece. F is another piece of shell with cord and metal piece missing. Each of the shell pieces are identical in type and very similar in size. They are light brown color with hole. Metal pieces wrapped around thread are 1 cm x .3cm with squiggles or writing on each one.

Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1992

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