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1908.23.39

Zulu bead ornament: neck ornament consisting of a core of ?hide covered in broad (white, red and green) and narrow (black) beadwork bands; attached to this are 2 panels of woven beadwork in pink, yellow, white, green and red. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/7/2005]

1908.23.39

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Collection type
Object
Description
Zulu bead ornament: neck ornament consisting of a core of ?hide covered in broad (white, red and green) and narrow (black) beadwork bands; attached to this are 2 panels of woven beadwork in pink, yellow, white, green and red. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/7/2005]
Cultural groups
Zulu
Person
Field collector William Clark
PRM source Mrs William Clark
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Brass Metal, Material Glass, Material String, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Beadwork, Process Strung, Process Wound, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Diameter: max 270 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.23.39

Search terms: Bead, Ornament, Clothing, Neck Ornament, Waist Ornament, Belt