Pearl body jewelry by Bill Smith

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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.

Pearl body jewelry from the “Jewelry-as-Clothing” collection by Bill Smith for Richelieu. The structural outline of the body jewelry is in a gold-colored metal chain. Strings of white faux pearls connect across the outline to make up the body of the piece. At the waist is a hook and loop closure with two white tassels with gold-colored heads.

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