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Beaded ornament, Ibehege
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, brass button, cord, sinew
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.115
DescriptionBeaded tab on beaded band; Top border of beaded band is a double row of mauve beads sewn onto cord; Bottom border is one row of vaseline yellow beads; In between are 3 vertical rows of white and 2 rows of blue beads alternating; Tab has white background with 6 red, 3 black, and 2 blue arrow-like motifs; Bottom border of tab is a red translucent white core beads row and vaseline yellow row; At 2 corners of the tab (diagonally opposed) is a red bead; At one end of the cord is a brass button and a 5mm vaselineyellow bead; Two red beads are at 2 ends of the vaseline yellow border of the band (pair with 1937.62.165)
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