Watch fob made of ivory beads owned by Lew Snowden
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Watch fob made of ivory beads owned by Lew Snowden

Unidentified · 1870s

ivory, leather, metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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