Necklace made of tubular beads constructed from the reed plant.

Item

Title

Necklace made of tubular beads constructed from the reed plant.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Neck Ornament
Ornament

Description

Neutral reed bead neck string with a row of joined, longer lengths [laid side by side].This would have been worn by a Mufuko bride. [FHM21/06/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Reed; Plant
Beadwork
L = 762mm

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.318
A37/318

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust