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Beaded belt
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, leather, dried grass
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.166
DescriptionBeaded grass with leather straps at each end, each with two white and one red bead in the middle. At one end there are two rows of white beads and one row of red. The main belt has alternating double rows of blue and white bands, bands are connected by rows of beads containing 2 black beads and 4 red beads. The outside border has double row of pink beads until ends where pattern is sectioned with double alternating rows of blue, translucent red/white core, white beads. In the center there are 29 brass, conical-shaped buttons. Along the outside borders are red beads with vaseline yellow beads on diagonally opposite sides. One end has a single brass button with 3 twisted strands of cord with blue beads on each end and pink and/or white beads. Married woman's belt.
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