Accession No
E 1914.90.16 B
Description
Necklace of four lengths of beadwork joined together at interval, with a loop fastening. Glass seed beads strung and woven on lengths of plant fibre cord; three sections of black and white beads, and two sections of translucent red beads, with green beads in between; four loops of plant fibre on one end with larger red glass beads for fastening.
Place
Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa
Period
Source
Bulwer, Henry Ernest Gascoyne (Sir) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1914.90.16 B; MAA: AR 1914.412.16; Z 11696 B
Cultural Affliation
Zulu
Material
Plant; Fibre; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
380mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label attached with string: 'Bulwer Coll 1912'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Necklace (but can be used elsewhere) of beaded strands joined together. Black and white sections on outside, then red edged with green, then another black and white in the middle. Large red beads and loops to fasten.'
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden
Context (Amendments / updates)
See back of catalogue card E 1914.90.14.
Event Date 1914
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Necklace of four lengths of beadwork joined together at interval, with a loop fastening. Glass seed beads strung and woven on lengths of plant fibre cord; three sections of black and white beads, and two sections of translucent red beads, with green beads in between; four loops of plant fibre on one end with larger red glass beads for fastening.
Event Date 19/12/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:269188
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