Somali Necklace

قلادة صومالية

Somali Necklace; V&A, accession 157-1898.

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A Somali necklace; 1850–1890, among the jewellery of Muslims of the Horn of Africa. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 1

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  1. Victoria and Albert Museum Collection API
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islam.museum contributors. “Somali Necklace”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/qilada-somaliyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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