Beaded girdle
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Beaded girdle
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, using JAG materials ]
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JAG 2007-11-13
Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Circular band of beadwork with a small string fringe in the front. This has beads attached to its ends. Design is in vertical stripes along the length of the band. It has one brass button and some lucky bead seeds (Erythrina) attached to the front of the band. Object form type: beaded girdle; Object material type: glass beads, plant fibre, twine; Technique: beading; Colours: White, black, red, turquoise, caramel, ivory, pink, brass, dark red, ; Dimension comment: ; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: possibly Sotho; Cultural association: possibly Sotho; Place of use: possibly Sotho; Provenance: .]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022 - | Digital image supplied by Nessa Liebhammer |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRIS) | Digitisation | c.2015 | Digital image made for The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA). Metadata compiled by JAG's ex-curator Nessa Liebhammer for the SAHRIS database |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1987 - | JAG purchased this object from Mordechai Brodie |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Donation | [19-?] | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Purchase | [19-?] | |
| Michael Heuermann | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th/early 20th century |
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