Necklace made of reed beads

Item

Title

Necklace made of reed beads

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Neck Ornament
Ornament

Description

Necklace made of reed beads threaded onto two ply fibre strings forming a pendant.Each bead has a cross-hatched design. According to original cataloguing information, these are not to be confused with river reed beads which are worn by herdsmen.
[FHM15/08/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Reed; Plant
Tied
L= 420mm; W= 70mm [FHM15/08/2019]

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.127
A37/127

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Namibia
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust