U-172 Beadwork
Object Type
Beadwork
Object Number
JL-U-172
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
South Nguni
Medium/materials
Glass (seed-beads), Leather, Sinew, Wood
Dimensions (cms)
4.5 x 35.4 x 0.6; Extended: 88.2
Description

Beadwork ornament. Necklet, of short lengths of brown wood spaced with double lengths of 2-3 turquoise blue glass seed beads and a very long leather tie at each end.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information

The wood is Tambuti (Spirostachys
africana); used for its fragrant smell.

Classification
Beadwork
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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