anklet(Amadavathi)
- Museum number
- Af1997,06.182
- Description
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Beadwork anklet; ?glass beads woven onto fibre. Consists of three white rectangular panels, with central motif of interlocking rectangles of nine beads, forming upside-down triangular shape, in yellow, green and blues on panels one and three; and in pink, green, black, blue and red on middle panel. Double row of beads at bottom of each panel. Pairs of plastic white beads at each end; loop fastening.
- Production date
- 1950s
- Dimensions
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Height: 4 centimetres
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Width: 23 centimetres
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Depth: 0.30 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Because of duplicate photos, Jolles collection is out of sequence: this object corresponds with the Jolles' collection number 186. Jolles notes is worn by married women and old men.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
Items from the Jolles collection were on display in the BP Ethnography Showcase exhibition entitled 'Zulu Beadwork', which closed on 18 Jan 1998.
- Acquisition date
- 1997
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired by Professor Jolles in 1989 from Chief Ntuli.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1997,06.182
