Blue glass and ostrich eggshell beaded bride's bandeau.
Item
Title
Blue glass and ostrich eggshell beaded bride's bandeau.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Ornament
Ceremonial
Description
Blue glass and ostrich eggshell beaded bride's bandeau. Threaded onto grass fibre string/sinew, which seems to be covered in lukula red powder. 1 would be worn by a bride whose husband has not given thanks to the harvest [known as oshipe], otherwise she will wear 2.[FHM21/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Bead
Beadwork
L = 440mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.246
A37/246
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust