Uzbek Man's Amulet

Triangular amulet in blue silk with three pendants below and a golden suspension loop at the top. The blue silk is bordered with thick silver metal thread on which are placed three light blue sequins, one in each corner. This border encloses a motif of three red and gold sequins, surmounted by a gold bead with silver rays around it. Three pendants are suspended from the base of the triangle. The two outer pendants consist of two gold beads, a green glass bead, a red glass bead, a gold bead, and a gold tinsel tassel. The central pendant consists of a gold bead, a red glass bead, a gold bead, a green glass bead, a pearl bead, and two small (gold and red) beads.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1999.188
Date
1990s
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 135 x 93 x 8 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
sequins; cloth; metal; plastic
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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