Description (Labels & Markings)
Museum label found attached to necklace: 'Europe. Russia / Girls' neck ornament / Govt. of Penza / Miestcheriki tribe'
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Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Related Documents)
Note found with necklace: 'girl's neck ornament / Miestcheriki Tribe / Gov. of Penza / Russia'
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Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Girl's neck ornament of black, white and red beads, with attached buttons and crucifix.'
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Author: maa

Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2023.5794 | Freezing
Event Date 18/10/2023
Author: Ayesha Fuentes

Description (Physical description)
Girl's beaded necklace with brass buttons and an orthodox crucifix. Netted glass seed bead band with chevron and cross motifs in black, white, yellow, green and red glass seed beads; bordered with black and red plaited cords and black, white and green beads; wrapped at the top with a piece of red cloth; length of blue cord connects a brass ring, six metal buttons, three large glass beads and a pendant brass crucifix. Length with buttons and crucifix is detached but present; bead netting unravelling.
Event Date 10/5/2023
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 18155 and Z 44409 are strikingly similar necklaces constructed from a beaded band with a central section containing a crucifix and metal buttons. Z 18155 is recorded as coming from Penza, Russia, while Z 44409 was recorded as coming from Zimbabwe. Both are Z numbers and do not have full provenance information, however, since the information for Z 18155 includes a specific Cultural Affiliation it has been taken as more plausible. The relevant fields have been updated to reflect this.
Event Date 10/5/2023
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Analysis)
Six circular, slightly domed metal buttons with shank attached to cord, three with yellow tone, two with orange/coppery tone and one with a dark grey tone. Possibly military regimental buttons, one marked 79 in relief and another marked 32. The two copper-toned buttons have writing on the back

Event Date 10/5/2023
Author: Katrina Dring