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Beaded ornament, umaphapheni
Artist:
North Nguni
Medium: glass trade beads, sinew
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.126
DescriptionBeaded tab on twisted double strands of beads. Two beaded strands of alternating pairs of mauve and sky blue beads. Strands connect to the tab by two large (8 mm) sky blue beads. The top row of the tab has a double row of royal blue beads sewn onto the cord with two white beads at the ends. Bottom border of the tab is open work of black beads and one row of white. Tab pattern consists of four triangles outlined in translucent red with white core beads. Two triangles have checkerboard pattern of mauve and Vaseline yellow, two of royal blue and white with one royal blue replaced by a sky blue bead.
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