Beaded ornament
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, metal, string
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.185
DescriptionBeaded musket catridge on a double strand beaded loop. Cartridge wrapped in string of beads in a pattern of 2 outer rows of large (3 mm) sky blue beads and center of alternating stripes of black and white seed beads. Where the loop is attached to the blue border a few red and white beads are sewn in. Loop pattern begins at cartridge with 2 vaseline yellow beads. 4 sections of alternating 2 black seed beads with 1 larger (3 mm) white. 3 sections of green seed beads, 2 of alternating 2 black seed beads and 1 larger sky blue. 2 sections of red translucent seed beads. Each section is bordered by vaseline yellow beads with 1 exception where white beads replace them. Cartridge stamped: "W.R. & Co. Musket No. 1".