Bead necklace made from ostrich eggshell discs and opalescent beads

Item

Title

Bead necklace made from ostrich eggshell discs and opalescent beads

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Neck Ornament
Ornament

Description

Small, fine necklace, consisting of alternating pairs of thin ostrich eggshell discs and tiny opalescent trade beads. All are threaded on wire. Worn by woman.[FHM27/07/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Bead
Beadwork
C = 620mm, D = 190mm

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.118 .1
A37/118A

Source

[Soba] Tchiliwandele. A headman who sold and brokered objects.
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust