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Neck Ring2790/11

Beaded neck ring. Strings of beads are coiled around a thick cord of rope ? in a pattern of solid areas of blue and black divided with rings of yellow, white and orange. Brown wool ties, thread through a green bead, are knotted together and tied off with two green beads each at the ends.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
glass ?, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Necklace2790/10

White beaded necklace. A small rectangular panel decorated with three similar motifs in green, orange, blue and black hangs at one end of thick cord of twined double strings of beads. The necklace (or headband?) fastens with a loop over two larger beads at the opposite end of the cord.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
glass ?, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2790/2

Beaded hide apron with straight top and five scalloped panels hanging along the bottom. Brass ring trim at edge of waist flap. The lower front is divided into 5 hanging panels of varied length, with a small tab at each side. Beaded motifs in green, blue, pink, brown, and red in a white background include bands along the top, a house with a cross on the roof in the centre, and a Z and a cross on the central hanging panel.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
animal skin, glass, brass metal and cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2790/1

Skin apron with beadwork on rolled waist band and in a thick band across the waist flap. Stitched to the edge of the flap are two rows of brass and copper rings and knotted into it at one side is a skin tie. The front skin surface is blackened (possibly shoe polish).

Culture
Ndebele
Material
skin, glass ?, brass metal and copper metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff2748/5

Long brown wood staff with teardrop shaped finial and four groupings of carved spheres on the shaft. Below the finial are a group of five, then three spheres, then a long plain mid section of the staff, then before the tip there are two more groupings of six and two spheres. Cylindrical shape narrows at bottom to blunt tip.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff2748/4

Short staff with finely woven wire covering and, at mid-point, a carved full frontal of figure wearing a head ring. Brown and black wires have been woven to create an alternating spiral pattern.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
wood and metal
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAb350

Long, beaded bridal train, rectangular in shape. The body of the object has a white beaded background with dark blue, green, purple, aqua and red geometric designs outlined in black. The bottom tapers to an end with three white beaded shapes decreasing in size: square, rectangle and triangle. The top is edged with large orange beads that attach to a large, two stringed, ring of black, dark blue, aqua, purple and orange beads displayed in a repeating pattern.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
fibre, glass and plastic
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.87

Part of a necklace. Rolled fabric covered with rows of beads. Five sections with rows of red, green, black, and pink beads separated by sections of white beads.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.69

Beadwork cover. From one end to the other, the design consists of the following sections each of which are interspersed throughout with white: pink, yellow, black, red, pink, black, red, and blue.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK5.77

Four beaded panels each consisting of a chevron design of red, blue, and white on a turquoise background and connected together by a string of blue beads. One end is looped while the other end has a white button.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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