Necklace (muriya or murriyya)
late 1800s or early 1900s
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https://clevelandart.org/art/2025.155
This necklace is from is from the Ethiopian city of Harar, where it was worn only by Muslim women. It was part of the bridal trousseau. The spherical silver beads of this muriya necklace resemble Muslim prayer necklaces. Its warm yellow Baltic amber or Zanzibari copal simultan...
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2025.155
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