Beaded ornament, umgingqo

Artist: North Nguni

Date: 1898-1906

Medium: vegetable fiber, glass trade beads, fabric, brass button

Classification: Costume

Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin

Object number: 1937.52.100

DescriptionBeaded rope, single strand pattern: 3 rows pink, 2 rows red, 2 rows black, 2 vaseline yellow, 2 sky blue, 2 vaseline yellow, 2 black, 2 vaseline yellow, 2 red; then long section of white beads with 3 diamond shapes, 2 are sky blue with red in center; In th ecenter pattern of 2 red, 2 black, 2 v. yellow, 2 sky ble, 2 v. yellow, 2 black, 2 v. yellow, and 2 red, white and striped patterns repeat; There is a wound loop on one end with a larger (4mm?) red with white core bead at the base of it; On this same end is a cone-shaped brass button (topmost strand in photo)

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African