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Snuff Box Necklace20th century

Not on view
Beaded necklace with a twisted periwinkle and white seed-bead cord and a horizontal cylindrical pendant wrapped in bands of pink, red, green, and white beads

Unknown, Snuff Box Necklace, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Martin and Mary Retting, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Snuff Box Necklace
Culture
Zulu
Place Made
South Africa
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Glass beads and bamboo
Dimensions
1 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (2.86 × 11.75 × 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Martin and Mary Retting
Accession Number
M.82.279.10a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles