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Beaded ornament
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: Glass trade beads, vegetable fiber
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.160
DescriptionBeaded band with fringe. The bottom border consists of alternating sections of 3 vaselines yellow and 4 translucent red beads. The top border is a double row of pink beads with clusters of 4 white beads attached. The middle of the band consists of two rows of white beads with a center row of blue beads. At one end is jringe of short loops with royal blue, vaseline yellow, white, mauve, and translucent red beads. Both ends of the cord, after an unbeaded section, have 5 beads, red, blue, vaseline, white and /or a blue.
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