Beaded Wooden Box / Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa

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Accession Number: 2014/2.64
Title: Beaded Wooden Box
Artist: Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
Artist Nationality: South Africa
Medium and Support: wood, plastic beads, string
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: 5.72 x 3.81 x 1.91 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Physical Description: Beaded wooden box with the sides open. Two longer edges with beaded trim in green. Two larger facew with beaded detail. One face in white beads with beaded rectangular detail in blue and red. Other face in white beads with two "H" shapes in black and green. Long beaded handles, white tag attached.
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: 5184 x 3456
File Size: 235 KB
Record: 2014/2.64
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.64/2014_2.64a.jpg

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Full citation: "Beaded Wooden Box; 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-2.64/2014_2.64a.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.