Beaded ornament
Artist:
North Nguni
Date: 1895-1906
Medium: glass trade beads, vegetable fiber, thread
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ann E. Catlin
Object number: 1937.52.242 LA
DescriptionBeaded tab on double strand. Top border of the tab is two rows of blue beads sewn onto cord with an open work row of translucent white core red beads. Bottom border is an openwork row of red beads and a row of vaseline yellow beads with one sky blue seed bead at the end. Side borders are two rows of alternating white and blue beads. Background of tab is white with black cross at center. Double strand of beads has 6 sections of blue beads, 5 sections of white beads, 1 section of mauve. Each section separated by a single black, vaseline yellow, and red bead, except near corner of tab where a mauve bead replaces a red bead.