Beadwork ornament. A necklet of five carved wooden tablets spaced by groups of large white glass seed beads and smaller red, yellow, green and blue ones, with a blue button fastening.
U-171 Beadwork
Object Number
JL-U-171
Artist
Date produced
Unknown
Medium/materials
Dimensions (cms)
Double: 8.3 x 52
Description
Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Label: Necklace from the kraal, of the Chief Cornelius Mapog at Bloedfontein. Mapogas=Amandebele. Tambute wood, the S.A. sandalwood used for fine smell. Combination of beads and woodcarving is rare.
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Brenthurst Library