Wooden prayer beads owned by Suliaman El-Hadi

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On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
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Objects in this Location
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
El-Hadi, Suliaman, American, 1936 - 1995
Date
late 20th century
Medium
wood , plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 24 × 4 1/2 × 3/4 in. (61 × 11.4 × 1.9 cm)
Description
Brown beaded necklace made of 68 round wooden beads. Wood piece with tan tassel at end of necklace. Orange and green wire near tassel.
Classification
Religious and Sacred Objects
Type
prayer beads
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Identity
Religion
Spoken word (Poetry)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi
Object number
2014.40.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503fdb906-1ee1-4be3-b5b5-50b696273b84