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Watch fob made of ivory beads owned by Lew Snowden

1870s

Knox County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A watch fob owned by Lew Snowden. The fob is made of twenty-one (21) ivory beads and a metal “T” shaped clasp on a leather cord. The beads are different shapes and sizes. Each bead has a geometric pattern incised on it.

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Catalog reference: 2024.65.2

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