Beaded bag
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Beaded bag
[ Source of title : Vanessa Chen for FHYA using Nessa Leibhammers SAHRIS spreadsheet for JAG materials ]
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JAG 2001-1-30
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: Rectangular bag of leather with many leather fringes at each narrow end. These fringes are decorated with beads. The bag is edges in red beads along the long sides and green beads along the short sides. The front of the bag is decorated with 9 rows of 3 vertical circles of beads with black centres and white edges. In the centre of the rectangle is a handle with twisting lines of black, green and white beads on a leather strap Object form type: beaded bag; Object material type: leather, beads; Technique: leatherwork, beading; Colours: Brown, black, green, red, white, turquoise, ; Dimension comment: ; Object age: late 19th to early 20th century; Production place: Lesotho; Cultural association: South Sotho; Place of use: Lesotho; Provenance: .]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022- | |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) | Digitisation | c.2015 | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 2001 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Donation | 2001 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Purchase | 2000 | |
| Michael Stevenson Fine Art | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th century |
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