Ornament

Ornament

[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA using MAA materials ]

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Z 11678

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Accession numbers [Source: Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA using MAA materials, 2012: Cat ID: 109457; ID NO: Z 11678 A - C]

Attributions and conjectures [Source - Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA, 2012, using MAA materials: Names: Ornament - MAA (01/12/1998) Classified: Keyword: Personal Adornment Material: Bead; Glass; Fibre; Metal; Brass Descriptions: Three men's beaded neck ornaments. A: a series of tabs with vertical stripes of white, black, and green, and red edging, with a larger central one bearing chevrons of the same. B: A string of beads wi... MAA (01/12/1998) Local: Maker: Cultural Group: Zulu; ?Zulu Author: Date Made: Dimensions: Source: Beaumont, Violet (donor) Source Date: Place: Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa - MAA (01/12/1998) Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa; ?Southern Natal - Rachel Hand (23/11/2012) Period: Contexts: (bio) (female donor): Lady Violet Beaumont - MAA (01/12/1998) A: The combination of colours, such as the bands of red, black and green, separated by white, sometimes with the addition of pink beads, as in this case, is more commonly found in groups from Southern Natal rather than the Zulu further north. Late 19th/early 20th Century. From notes by Nessa Leibhammer, Curator of Traditional Southern African Collections, Johannesburg Museum & Art Gallery, 21 November 2012. Rachel Hand (23/11/2012) Updated: 23/11/2012 Created: 01/12/1998]

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