Seated figure; part of a representation of a 'tea party' made out of cloth and beads on metal frameworks. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/6/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Seated figure; part of a representation of a 'tea party' made out of cloth and beads on metal frameworks. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/6/2005]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa; Cape Town
Person: Maker Mahlambisa; Field collector Jeremy Coote; PRM source Jeremy Coote
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1996
Date collected: 14 April 1996
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1996
Materials and processes: Material Bead, Material Metal Wire, Material Cotton Textile Plant, Process Beadwork, Process Woven
Dimensions: Height: max 220 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.24.15.1
Research and responses: According to Robert Nyamushosho (Lecturer of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town), the dolls are wearing traditional South African garments, likely representing the clothing worn by the Xhosa people [MC 2022].
Associated publications: This object was featured in the Museum's on-line fact sheet ‘Where do objects in the Pitt Rivers come from?’ produced during the DCF-funded 'What's Upstairs?' project, 2004–2006. [BR 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/11/2005]

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