Accession No

1925.670


Description

Teeth; Shell; Bead - Card of glass " teeth" and "shell" ornaments made in Austria and exported to Africa. There are 40 individual items including 4 cylindrical and facetted glass beads labelled "Ashanti Glass".


Place

Europe; Austria


Period

Post Medieval


Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr)


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1925.670


Cultural Affliation


Material

Glass


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
Card of glass " teeth" and "shell" ornaments made in Austria and exported to Africa. There are 40 individual items including 4 cylindrical and facetted glass beads labelled "Ashanti Glass".
Event Date 11/6/1992
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Presumably these objects have been removed from the card at some point - reason unknown. There are 40 individual items including 4 cylindrical and facetted glass beads labelled "Ashanti Glass" one of which has a manuscript label adhering to it which says "Bead 10".
Event Date 28/10/2011
Author: maa


FM:49456

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