Pouch or isikhwama
Artist
Zulu artist
Date1889
Mediumglass beads, brass button, reeds, fibrous cord
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Laura Buckham
Object number1934.11.5
DescriptionFront has section of small green beads at top open end. Three other sides are bordered by two rows of white heart red beads. There are two vertical stripes of red in the middle, with 3 rows of horizontal red coming out, and many rows of horizontal white. Each row of white has a single black bead on the right side. From the hooking of the brass button fastener end extend two strings of beads. The shorter one begins with alternating sections of blue/black and red, and finish with a section of white and black and then green. The longer string begins with black and white beads, pink and black beads, red beads, blue and black beads, red, black and white, green, blue and black, green, etc, ending with green. On the back is a row of green beads at the top.On View
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Northern Nguni