Necklace

Museum number:
5-7320
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2423
Description:
Necklace, round, of yellow glass beads; ca. 55 cm. Native name is ithumbu. Worn by boys and young men. Collected July 1968.
Donor:
Basil Holt
Collection place:
Republic of Transkei (historical)
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Southeast Coast; Transkei; Mqanduli District; Tshomane (Murdock 50:4)
Culture or time period:
Tshomane
Collector:
Basil Holt
Collection date:
July 1968
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-7320, described as Necklace, round, of yellow glass beads; ca. 55 cm. Native name is ithumbu. Worn by boys and young men. Collected July 1968.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-7320, described as Necklace, round, of yellow glass beads; ca. 55 cm. Native name is ithumbu. Worn by boys and young men. Collected July 1968.

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