Accession No

Z 23482


Description

Beaded ornament originally described as a child's necklace. Length of plant fibre cord decorated with pink glass seed beads; five rectangular woven bead panels hanging from cord in white, blue and black with red beads at the bottom; loop of white beads at one end and domed brass button fastening at the other. Several beads missing.


Place

Africa; Southern Africa; ?Eswatini


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 23482


Cultural Affliation


Material

Glass; Plant; Fibre; Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass


Local Term


Measurements

215mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card gives no provenance but notes that 'colouring suggests Swazi.'
Event Date
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Child's necklace (?) of beads. Five rectangular tabs on a circle of pink beads. The tabs are stripes of white, blue and black, and are edged with red. Brass button and loop fastening.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Although this is described in the Z register and on the Catalogue card as a child's necklace, it is very similar in size and form to E 1900.82 which was originally described as a kneelet. It has now been described as a beaded ornament rather than exclusively a necklace.
Event Date 31/1/2023
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Beaded ornament originally described as a child's necklace. Length of plant fibre cord decorated with pink glass seed beads; five rectangular woven bead panels hanging from cord in white, blue and black with red beads at the bottom; loop of white beads at one end and domed brass button fastening at the other. Several beads missing.
Event Date 31/1/2023
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:115508

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