Beaded ornament, Ibhege
Artist
North Nguni
Date1895-1906
Mediumglass trade beads, brass button, cord, sinew
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number1937.52.106
DescriptionBeaded tab on lacework band. Top border of tab is 2 rows of royal blue beads sewn onto cord. The bottom border is mauve row with one blue bead at one end, and a white one at the other. The background is a checkerboard pattern of alternating vaseline yellow and transluscent red with white core beads. Across the center are 5 diagonal stripes consisting of 2 black, 2 white and 1 royal blue. The band has a top border of 1 rows of mauve beads sewn onto the cord, followed by a zigzag openwork of white beads with a single row of red beads as a bottom border and connector; At the tab end there is one blue bead; At the button end there is one blue bead, one yellow bead, a small red bead, and two large red beads holding the button on. Two mauve beads replace 2 red beads in the border.On View
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