Collar

Museum number:
5-7338
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2423
Description:
Beaded collar; of red, white and blue glass "seed" beadex trimmed at base with opaque larger white beads; beaded loop and mother of pearl button closure; w. 49 cm. ht. 10 cm. Native name: ingqosha, worn by women for umngqungqo dance. 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:
Collars (neckwear)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Collar, accession number 5-7338, described as Beaded collar; of red, white and blue glass "seed" beadex trimmed at base with opaque larger white beads; beaded loop and mother of pearl button closure; w. 49 cm. ht. 10 cm. Native name: ingqosha, worn by women for umngqungqo dance. Collected July 1968.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Collar, accession number 5-7338, described as Beaded collar; of red, white and blue glass "seed" beadex trimmed at base with opaque larger white beads; beaded loop and mother of pearl button closure; w. 49 cm. ht. 10 cm. Native name: ingqosha, worn by women for umngqungqo dance. Collected July 1968.

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