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