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Beaded ornament
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, sinew
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.105
DescriptionBeaded rectangular tab on double strand of beads. Tab has a border of 2 rows of mauve beads sewn onto cord, then openwork of 3 rows of translucent red. White background with 3 vertical lines at the center, two of royal blue with black and red. Bottom border of 1 row red. Side edged with spaced pairs of black beads. At one corner of the tab 4mm red, at the other two 3mm sky blue beads serve as fasteners. Strands have 4 sections of sky blue, white, black, red, vaseline yellow, larger section of black on 1 side, white on the other joined at the center with a 10 mm transparent faceted yellow bead, and 2 larger transluscent red with white core beads.
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