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Multi-stranded necklace made of glass or plastic beads of various sizes, colors, and designs, ending in a short woven pattern of black, white, and red seed beads with strands of the same type of beads hanging down. Brought back to Loretto from a…

Necklace made of plastic or glass seed beads in white, red, black, and yellow colors, with teardrop-shaped metal pendant with a raised abstract design. Brought back to Loretto from a participant in Loretto's 1976 Third World Experience Program. Both…

Large egg painted in bright, multicolor geometric designs, resting on a beaded ring. Brought from Africa (probably South Africa) by Sr. Elaine Satterwhite, SL. Sr. Elaine Satterwhite (1934-2018) took two brief sabbaticals to South Africa, in 1986 and…

Green glass bottle, cork stop, covered with piece of beadwork with geometric design in white, yellow, blue, black, red, and green. Brought from Africa (probably South Africa) by Sr. Elaine Satterwhite, SL. Sr. Elaine Satterwhite (1934-2018) took two…

Banner made from 7 strips of purple woven fabric with white stripes on ends and text "Congratulations on your 200 years anniversary / long live Loretto Sisters long live America from FST Sisters Ghana." The Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST…

Multicolored and multipatterned print fabric dress, edges and neckline embroidered in light gold thread. It was given as a gift by the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST) to Sr. Pearl McGivney, SL, at the 2018 Loretto Assembly. According to…

Single-weave blue kente cloth sash, blue fringe, stripes and geometric design at each end in green, gold, and red. "Sr. Marie Ego God Bless You" stitched on the fabric. Sr. Marie said this was a gift to her in Ghana, probably from the FST Sisters…

Gourd dipper, painted with black designs and gye nyame symbol. "Gye nyame / except God" written on inside. Sr. Marie Ego, SL, brought this object back from Ghana. She said gourds are used there to dip water, and the gye nyame symbol is found on many…

Trade beads from Ghana. Packet consists of 31 total objects. 21 individual glass beads, one blue medallion and one brown ovoid bead, the other beads cylindrical and in various sizes and colorful patterns. 5 strands of beads on raffia, string, or…

Trade beads from Ghana. Necklace made of scored round black glass beads on raffia.Given to the Heritage Center by Sr. Marie Ego, SL.