Fringe necklet decorated with beads of eggshell, aluminium, yellow 'amber' glass, and brass

Item

Title

Fringe necklet decorated with beads of eggshell, aluminium, yellow 'amber' glass, and brass

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Neck Ornament
Ornament

Description

Six very long strings from a neck tie strung with beads of eggshell, aluminium, yellow 'amber' glass, and brass at the ends. Would have been worn by a Kwanyama girl.[FHM15/08/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Bead
Tied
L = 650mm, W = 50mm [FHM15/08/2019]

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.113
A37/113

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust