neck ornament (personal adornment)

This is a very fine piece of Zulu or Xhosa beadwork from the Natal Draakensburg region on South Africa with a pink, green. black and red lattice-work panel. The small wooden box is European made, functioning here as a snuff box. and it also incorporated European brass buttons.

This is a very fine piece of Zulu or Xhosa beadwork from the Natal Draakensburg region on South Africa with a pink, green. black and red lattice-work panel. The small wooden box is European made, functioning here as a snuff box. and it also incorporated European brass buttons.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn4562
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 460 mm x 60 mm x 25 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
bead; string; wood; metal
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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