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Beaded ornament, umaphapheni
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, vegetable fiber
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.102
DescriptionTab attached to double strand loop. Loop has two strands of alternating pairs of mauve and blue beads attached to tab by two 9mm sky blue beads. Tab: top border has double row of black beads sewn to the cord, ending in 2 white beads at each end. Bottom border has a single row of royal blue beads with two red beads at either corner. Tab is divided into 4 triangles by criss-cross of two rows of red beads. Top and bottom triangles have mauve and white checkerboard. Side triangles have vaseline-yellow and royal blue checkerboard pattern.
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