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Object Number 991-5-50/12348
Display Title Necklace
Descriptions
Object Description Necklace made of small brown seeds interspersed with larger seeds of white with black markings and a dangle of 3 large beads.
Inventory Description Necklace, various sized seeds on a string, brown and orange
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Inanda seminary
Materials Seed, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 39.8 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm (15 11/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12348
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1914 - 1959)
Donor Margaret Warner (1959 - 2/21/1991)

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