- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Rectangular piece of coloured beadwork on cloth decorated with geometric triangular and zigzag designs [SM 22/01/2009]
- Long description
- Rectangular piece of coloured beadwork on cloth decorated with geometric triangular and zigzag designs in pink, red, white, blue and black bears with a blue and white bead boarder around the edge. [SM 22/01/2009]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Nguni
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1910
- Date collected
- By 1910
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1910
- Materials and processes
- Material Bead, Material Textile, Material Pigment, Process Beadwork, Process Woven
- Dimensions
- Length: max 240 mm, Width: max 190 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1910.22.18
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