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Beaded loindress
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, thread, cord, sinew
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.177
DescriptionTwo tabs attached to beaded band; top border of the object consists of 2 rows of black beads sewn onto the cord, except at the top oof the tab, which has 2 rows of royal blue beads. The end tab has 6 checkered mauve and blue stripes separated by 7 white stripes. Openwork border of black, and 1 row of translucent red/white core, ending with 2 blue beads at each end. Second tab has an openwork row of red beads, a background of mauve with a center motif of 4 black squares with a white center. Bottom border of openwork red, and a row of white. Side border of red, black, blue, vaseline yellow and mauve. Band between tabs has 3 openwork rows of mauve, and 1 or red, with 2 multi-colored loops of vaseline yellow, red, blue, black attached at the cord with single white beads. At the end is a tassel of 3 cords each ending in a knot with 5 mm blue and white beads. At the other end of the band is a single cord with large red and blue beads at each end.
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