Ivory button neck pendant
Item
Title
Ivory button neck pendant
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Neck Ornament
Ornament
Description
Four ivory buttons: convex topsides and flat undersides, rounded and decorated with an incised pattern around the edge. These are mounted on a fine leather strip [coloured red with lukula]. Two tassels of opalescent trade beads, 8 red/orange beads and a few iron beads [oputo]. Worn by woman down back. [FHM25/09/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Animal; Leather; Skin
Tied
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.280 .1
A37/280A
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust