Beaded Necklace / Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa

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Accession Number: 2014/2.59
Title: Beaded Necklace
Artist: Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
Artist Nationality: South Africa
Medium and Support: plastic beads, string, fabric
Object Creation Date: 19th century - 20th century
Credit Line: Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communications in memory of Warren M. Robbins
Dimensions: 64.14 x 2.54 cm (25 1/4 x 1 in.)
Physical Description: Beaded necklace made up over rounded material with beaded overlay. Mainly white beads with geometric detail in red, black, pink, blue and yellow. Tie closure with multiple threads with blue beaded ends.
Primary Keywords: jewelry by form; jewelry making; jewelry, costume; ornament
Secondary Keywords: costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; descriptors; jewelry; jewelry by quality; object genres; object genres by function; object-making processes and techniques; objects we use; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3456 x 5184
File Size: 318 KB
Record: 2014/2.59
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.59/2014_2.59.jpg

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Full citation: "Beaded Necklace; Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.59/2014_2.59.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.