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Beaded loindress
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass beads, animal hide, thread
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.156
DescriptionBeaded belt with tow tabs ; I made of animal hide, the other of beadwork; Belt of two sections of 3 strands of large (9 mm) yellow and red/white core (5 mm) beads alternating; They are separated by a section of double fabric rolls covered with mauve beads and double rows of red at each end of rolls; Tab underneath has royal blue background with 6 pairs of white and mauve checkerboard diamonds with red centers; Side borders have 2 rows of white beads, bottom border has a vaseline yellow and red beads with 4 clusters of 3 white beads attached to the yellow; Second tab of hide decorated with beads; 3 flaps edged with openwork of white and blue beads; Tab is split into 5 sections an dconnected by mauve and white beads; Side borders are 3 rows of white beads; bottom border has white, blue beads and 1 row of bases of 5 (9 mm) yellow and red/white core (5 mm) beads; One loop does not have a yellow bead
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