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Beaded loindress
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, fabric
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.113
DescriptionFour beaded fabric rolls: beads only on front surface. Checkered pattern of black and white, and center of translucent red and white; In 2 black sections ae single trasparent amber coloered beads. Fringe on the band is black, white, red, white, black. The tab has a black background with 9 white diamonds, 2 red diamonds, 2 diamonds of yellow and blue. Bottom lace work border of tab is white with 1 row of red beads. Colors black, white, red, yellow, dark blue.
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