Waistband

Museum number:
5-7335
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2423
Description:
Waistband; of blue, white, green and red glass beads; mother of pearl and beaded loop closured; total l. 62 cm. Native name: isvalo. Worn by young girls. 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
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Waistband, accession number 5-7335, described as Waistband; of blue, white, green and red glass beads; mother of pearl and beaded loop closured; total l. 62 cm. Native name: isvalo. Worn by young girls. Collected July 1968.

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