Beaded head ornament

Museum number:
5-678
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050000678
Alternate number:
8 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.777
Description:
1/2 gourd, partially covered with beads; max diameter 22 cm.
Donor:
J. M. Tinley
Collection place:
Southern Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Zulu
Culture or time period:
Zulu
Collector:
W. E. Tinley
Collection date:
1860-1900
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects) and Gourds (plant components)
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
Before 1900
Accession date:
1941
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #95: City of Oakland (March 5, 1971–March 5, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beaded head ornament, accession number 5-678, described as 1/2 gourd, partially covered with beads; max diameter 22 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beaded head ornament, accession number 5-678, described as 1/2 gourd, partially covered with beads; max diameter 22 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beaded head ornament, accession number 5-678, described as 1/2 gourd, partially covered with beads; max diameter 22 cm.

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