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Beaded ornament
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, brass buttons, vegetable fiber, sinew
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.173
DescriptionBeaded tab on lacework beaded band; Tab has top border of 2 rows of openwork translucent red with white core 3 mm beads with 1 white bead at center, and at the end 2 white, 2 sky blue beads; At the other corner is a conical brass button, a loop decorated with 2 red, 2 white, and 1 blue bead; Tab divided into 4 square sections of lacework; 2 of vaseline yellow, translucnet red and black, with 1 larger (3 mm) blue relacing a red bead; Two sections of white bead in the center; side edged with 3 red beads; Band has 2 rows of mauve beads sewn onto cord; Lacework divided into 3 sections; 2 of red, vaseline yellow, white, black and blue; A center section of vaseline yellow, black and red; Brass buttons at the end, with a red bead replacing a mauve bead
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