Beadwork ornament. Long string of scented wood beads, mostly short cylinders with bevelled ends darkened with hot iron and cut to fit at right angles to one another, with 27 beads cut from thorns or roots with projecting prongs.
U-174 Beadwork
Object Number
JL-U-174
Artist
Date produced
Unknown
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Medium/materials
Dimensions (cms)
Double: 3 x 74.5; Extended: 151
Description
Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Necklace called isiqu, made of
umnyezane wood (Salix mucronata). Worn by a man and denotes valour in war.
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Digital rights
Brenthurst Library