Necklet made of looped wire with alternating black and white beads and five pendants
Item
Title
Necklet made of looped wire with alternating black and white beads and five pendants
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Neck Ornament
Ornament
Description
Necklet made of looped wire with alternating black and white beads and five pendants, some hanging on chains. Four of the pendants are rounded cross shaped European made medallions. Some have worn designs including lettering and figures, possibly images of Roman Catholic saints. The fifth is a locally made pendant made of a flat piece of gold coloured metal. The shape is a complex symmetrical geometric design decorated with arrows, triangles and diagonal hatching etched into it. The necklace fastens with one end of the wire made into a tiny loop and other end as hook. Worn by a woman.
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Metal
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.166
A37/166
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust