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[News Clip: Rashad]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 22, 1991, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Rock hunters]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an annual event being held for rock-hunters in Fort Worth.
Date: October 27, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Police]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Fort Worth police who are investigating the reported loss of $4700 in diamonds from a 75-year-old woman who was awakened by a thief in her bedroom.
Date: February 28, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Beaded necklace

Description: Maasai face neckpiece of multicolored seed beads trimmed in silver hanging paillettes. Headpiece is designed with central ½” wide vertical band with triangular lower(?) section and semicircular upper(?) section. Center band of two rows of beads forms headband.
Date: 2000/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Bead necklaces

Description: Masai necklace of three separate graduated rings. Rings are beaded in alternating vertical rows of red, white, blue, orange, white and green. Each ring closes with a handmade wire hook & eye.
Date: 2000/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wedding necklace

Description: Maasai wedding necklace. Necklace is constructed as a 1-1/2” wide circular neckpiece beaded in predominantly black and blue seed beads with a trapezoidal placket hanging from the center front bottom. Three strands of seed beads, two white with a center strand of black, hang from the base of the trapezoidal placket; each strand ends in a cowrie shell. The entire necklace is bordered in alternating black and white seed beads with the interior of the circular neckpiece being lined in two rows of l… more
Date: 2000/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Collar-style necklace

Description: Maasai collar style necklace beaded in predominant shades of orange and yellow. Necklace is constructed of three circular bands of beading in uniform pattern wired together. The three bands are not connected at the center back and each separate ring closes with its own handmade wire hook & eye.
Date: 2000/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded necklace

Description: Maasai tribal choker necklace. Choker is styled as a 1” wide band of alternating vertical bands of red and black wheat beads separated by spacers of white plastic simulating ivory. The bottom of the choker is trimmed with a row of yellow seed beads from which hang 1” pieces of silver chain ending with circular silver paillettes. Tie closure.
Date: 2000/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded necklace

Description: Maasai tribal choker necklace. Choker is styled as a 1-1/2” beaded band in vertical rows of orange, red, green, white and black with large mother-of-pearl button at center front and two smaller buttons on the sides. The bottom of the choker is trimmed in alternating black and white wheat beads and has a scalloped edge of orange seed beads from which hang 1” pieces of silver chain ending with circular silver paillettes. Tie closure.
Date: 2000/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Neckpiece

Description: Southwestern Native American Indian half breastplate. Breastplate is formed by three vertical rows of 3” imitation hairpipe bone and brass, red, blue and light blue beads separated by leather thongs. The bottom row is formed by 2” imitation hairpipe bone and brass, red, blue and light blue beads ending in brass bells. Padded leather suede band forms neckpiece for over the neck.
Date: 2000/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necklace

Description: Necklace of silver beads and pendant cowrie shells. Formed as a plaque or panel suspended from black yarn, the necklace consists of rows of small silver beads terminating in larger reeded beads, from which hang cowrie shells enhanced with silver beads and smaller silver bead pendants.
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Traditional neckpiece

Description: Afghan Kutchi necklace or bib of ornate silver with blue and red glass cabochons and coins. Body of necklace is formed from chain link in elongated, interlocking vertical links; the base of the necklace is supported by a gray cord woven through the links and is trimmed in small spherical bells. Spaced across collar are seven attached flowerhead-shaped ornaments with large central oval glass gems surrounded by tiny tear-drop shaped mounts set with circular simulated gems from which the four outs… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded necklace

Description: Necklace of openwork beading. Large central section is U-shaped with diamond shaped sections of black and white beading with diamond shaped centers of red and orange with blue centers at the sides, and large triangular center of black and white beading with a red and yellow center design. Fringed loops of black, red, yellow and white hang from the base of the triangular center. Tie closure of braided tan cotton threads.
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded neckpiece

Description: Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. F) Bead Necklace. Necklace of openwork beading. Wide straps with diamond shapes of yellow/orange with inner sections of blues and yellows against grounds of green, red, blue, and orange. Large central section formed as a white beaded diamond shape containing concentric diamonds of green and red. Blue beaded fringe at bottom ending in red and white "flowerheads" No marks.
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded neckpiece

Description: Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. E) Bead Necklace. "Bib" style, with wide main portion of latticed clear beads overlaid with a field of shell/mother of pearl buttons. Vertical strands of beads along top, attaching to choker band with button clasp. The bib has a lower band of white, black, etc. openwork beading, then strands of beaded fringe in clear, green, yellow, blue, black, red, etc. No labels.
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necklace

Description: Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. D) Bead Necklace. "choker" style bead necklace composed of sections of orange and black horizontal strands interspersed with diamond-shaped motifs of white, orange, green, yellow, and reddish brown. Below the main section is a "fringe, consisting of white beads forming a narrow net, then bands of red and orange, then fringe of blue, yellow, black, white, red, green, and ending in shells,… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necklace

Description: Part of Ensemble: Belly Dancing outfit, Banjara Peoples, India. C) Necklace. Yarn/cord necklace. Ball/loop closure at back. Back part of necklace covered with tightly wound spiral of tiny red/purple beads. Necklace has 7 pendants of graduated sizes composed of silver-colored coins with attached loops and with attached hanging loops from which are suspended small silver spheres. Between each coin pendant is a tubular silver spacer bead. Coins are from India, of several denominations, one dated … more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded necklace

Description: Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. D) Bead Necklace. "choker" style bead necklace composed of sections of orange and black horizontal strands interspersed with diamond-shaped motifs of white, orange, green, yellow, and reddish brown. Below the main section is a "fringe, consisting of white beads forming a narrow net, then bands of red and orange, then fringe of blue, yellow, black, white, red, green, and ending in shells,… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pendant

Description: Part of Ensemble: Kutchi Dress, Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan. Pendant plaque of silver set with simulated gemstones, trapezoidal, almost triangular. Central artificial emerald stone within border of smaller simulated stones (rubies, emeralds, sapphires). In corners of panel are set single artificial stones. Outer band of stones. Chased outer edges. Upper edge with applied loops/roundels with suns/flower-heads. From bottom edge of each plaque is a fringe of chain ending in hollow spheres. No vi… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pendant

Description: Part of Ensemble: Kutchi Dress, Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan. Pendant plaque of silver set with simulated gemstones, trapezoidal, almost triangular. Central artificial blue sapphire stone within border of smaller simulated stones (rubies, emeralds, sapphires). In corners of panel are set single artificial stones. Outer band of stones. Chased outer edges. Upper edge with applied loops/roundels with suns/flower-heads. From bottom edge of each plaque is a fringe of chain ending in hollow spheres. … more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Collar-style necklace

Description: Part of Ensemble: Kutchi Dress, Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan. B) Necklace of ornate silver with glass simulated rubies and sapphires, and coins. "Dog-collar" style necklace of elongated vertical links that interlock. At ends are triangular plaques set with small circular simulated rubies and sapphires, with plain loops for securing. Spaced across collar are 7 attached flowerhead-shaped ornaments with large central oval glass gems surrounded by tiny tear-drop shaped mounts set with circular simu… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Neckpiece

Description: Neckpiece. Long, wide rectangular cotton panel suspended vertically from neck strap, with cross-stitch embellished borders, and three vertical columns of arched silver-colored rectangular repousse plaques set on a black ground, with yellow rick-rack bands between. Fringe at bottom edge of red and green strands, red terminating in white beads, green terminating in blue beads. Lined in printed cotton fabrics.
Date: 1950/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Traditional ensemble

Description: Thai temple dancer costume ensemble: G, H) Pair of arm bands of black velvet bordered in gold trim with silver bead and gold sequin floral motif beading. Styled as rectangular base with triangular point on one side. 29cm X 11cm at vertex of triangular top. M) Neck piece in horseshoe shape of black velvet with silver sequin star trim and gold fringe along the outer edges.
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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