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Necklace with beads (sadi?)
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This necklace has an abundance of phallic beads representing fertility framed by dozens of smaller silver beads. Specialists in gold and silver would melt silver into small balls that were then attached to drawn rods of metal. Atop each bead is a pile of small granulations; these tiny metal spheres are small like pieces of grain.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, unknown silversmith |
|---|---|
| Date | late 1800s or early 1900s |
| Culture / Origin | Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, unknown silversmith |
| Medium | silver alloy |
| Department | African Art |
| Type | Jewelry |
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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