Necklace
Item
Title
Necklace
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Neck Ornament
Ornament
Description
Necklace made from twisted roots, bound with fibre. These are coloured red with lukula powder. Worn with armbands and waistbands of similar material. Worn by female initiates on their return from the period of liberty in the bush as a 'boy', during the Efendula ritual. Similar rings are also worn around the arms and the waist.
[FHM27/07/2019]
[FHM27/07/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Plant; Fibre
Tied
C = 730mm, D = 250mm [FHM27/07/2019]
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.323 .1
A37/323A
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust