Ostrich eggshell and blue beaded necklace.
Item
Title
Ostrich eggshell and blue beaded necklace.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Neck Ornament
Ornament
Description
Ostrich eggshell necklace; four rows of carved ostrich eggshell beads and glass blue/pearlescent beads threaded together with string.Blue opalescent beads reportedly bought from Europeans [according to original cataloguing card]. Method of Production-Hole filed using European file, shelled out roughly with a strong knife and rubbed on stone to make circular.
[FHM21/06/2019]
[FHM21/06/2019]
Described on page 37 (item ref 1327) of the "1936 Curio List" [JB 21/09/2021]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Ostrich Eggshell; Bird
Beadwork
L = 850mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.954
A36/954
Source
Relation
Space/Place
Africa
Angola
Cuvelai. Between Cassinga and Mupa. [HFD 22/07/2021]
Cultural group: Vahanda and/or Kwanyama and/or Kamatui.
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
Linked resources
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Title | Alternate label | Class |
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Catalogue card for ETH.ANG 2.954 | Physical Object | |
Restoring location, exhibiting space and mapping absence: Angolan artefacts at the Powell-Cotton Museum | Image |