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BagK5.91

Beaded bag has a main geometric design consisting of vertical red zig zag lines outlined by black on a white background. Edged with light blue beads. Above this main geometric design, there is a plain rectangular fabric section bordered by blue, red, black, and white beads. Both designs are on both sides. On white cotton. Has a short red, white, blue, and black bead fringe. Leather handle edged with mostly blue beads along with sections consisting of a central red bead with a black and then a white bead at either side. Handle has thirteen holes along one side.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.146

Long, wide, beaded, double-sided necklace of numerous colours. Stripes of plain colours alternating with strips of interlocking diamond designs. From one end to the other, the stripes of plain colours are pink, green, red, dark blue, yellow, and light blue. The strips of interlocking diamond designs are multi-coloured. The stripes and strips are separated by a thin white band outlined by black. Flat panel beading, double thickness. Tassles at corners are consisting of larger multi-coloured beads.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1251/2

Twisted grass with raised woven threads in eight horizontal rows and conical-shaped brass buttons forming the design on the front. There are five main sections of conical-shaped brass buttons, two of which have twenty-five in a five by five format and three of which have twenty in a five by four format. Each end has a vertical row of five conical-shaped brass buttons with three around the rounded edge. Small pink, blue, and white glass beads are attacheded at intervals along the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Zulu
Material
grass, fibre, brass metal and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK5.139 a-b

Pair of beaded anklets (parts a-b). Numerous colours in an interlocking cross design. The main design of the first anklet (part a) is consisting of a diamond shape with a v-shape at either side. The diamond shape, from the top down and from the left to the right, has cross shapes in the following: dark blue; green and yellow; pink, orange-red, and green; light blue, white, pink, and dark red; dark red, dark blue, and yellow; yellow and orange-red; and green. The v-shape on the left side has the following: yellow, dark red, dark blue, orange-red, pink, green, and orange-red. Attached to the v-shape on the left side, there is a pink cross shape at the top corner and a light blue one at the bottom corner. The v-shape on the right side has the following: orange-red, light blue, pink, grenn, yellow, dark blue, and pink. Attached to the v-shape on the right side, there is yellow cross shape at the top corner and a dark red one at the bottom corner. All of the shapes are outlined in black on a white background. The edges of the sides have a vertical row of rectangles in various colours. At each of the top corners, there are two light blue beads attached with a loop on one. At each of the bottom corners, there is a small orange bead. The second piece (part b) is the same as the first (part a). Flat panel beading.

Culture
Zulu
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAb347

Rectangular beaded apron. Black, white, blue, red, green, and yellow beadwork on the canvas backing. Main design is consisting of an elongated clear light blue trapezoid above a white geometric shape that has a red diamond shape within, a three-stepped green shape at either side, and a horizontal dark blue rectangle. There is a pair or red triangles above the trapezoid and a pair of yellow triangles below. All shapes are outlined by black on a white background. The design is bordered by a row of black, then a row of green. Above the main beadword design, there is a horizontal zig zag row of alternating clear yellow and black bead sections on a piece of black fabric.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.141

Brown medicine horn with green, black, red, blue, and white beads strung on thread and wound around the top rim of the horn. White beaded handle is attached to both sides of the opening of the horn. There are two paper labels attached to the handle, one is white, and one is brown.

Culture
Zulu
Material
horn and glass
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAb331

Several strands of white beads that have two sets of large red beads at either end and three large red beads in the centre of the strand. There is a fibre loop attached to one of the ends of the necklace.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingAb315 a

U-shaped neck ring made of rows of beads sewn onto a compressed coil of fabric. The main pattern is made of five wide stripes; three are coloured patterns, with two wide white stripes between them. The central section is yellow and black zigzags, the end sections are blue and black zigzags; there are six red stripes in the white areas and yellow stripes at the ends. Metal closure button at one end.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, fibre and metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAb317

Necklace with double strands of beads that are predominantly blue at the top, with white in the centre, and yellow with blue, black, white, red, and green at the bottom. There are two fibre loops at the top of the necklace.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAb346

Stiff cloth panel with beads sewn onto the front. Light blue beads trim the edges, except for a section in the middle at the top. Black, white, blue, green, red, and light green beads form geometric patterns in the centre of the apron.

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