Necklace

About this object

Narrative

Acquired by the donor when they lived in Tanzania and Uganda in the 1960s.

Physical description

Round beaded neck ring with striped design. Necklace consists of eight rows of encircling beads, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre. Rows are (from exterior to interior): alternating white and blue, orange-red, amber, orange-red, white, orange-red, periwinkle blue, orange-red. All beads are circular except for white beads in exterior row; white beads are oval-shaped. Thin strands of braided metal placed intermittently across neck ring to hold beads in place. Necklace secures at back with a large hook clasp.