Rolled Headband or Necklace (Umgingqo)

late 19th century

African Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Beads and string; Design: Umzanzi

Dimensions

1/2 × 16 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.3 × 41.9 × 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Leonard C. Hanna Jr., Class of 1913, Fund

Accession Number

2021.15.83

Geography

South Africa

Culture

Zulu (Msinga region)

Period

19th century

Classification

Apparel/Costume

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Michael Graham-Stewart, London, purchased through the 1990s at various provincial auctions in the U.K; Michael Stevenson, Cape Town, South Africa; African Bank Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa, from August, 2000; Michal Stevenson as agent for African Bank, Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg, 2020
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

clothing, waistbands

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