Neckband

Museum number:
5-7339
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2423
Description:
Neckband; flat, of blue, white, green and pink glass "seed" beads with blue triangles on white ground; with three strands of blue, white, and pink beads suspended at each side; ca. 39 cm. Native name: isiyeye. Worn by old 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:
Neckbands
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Neckband, accession number 5-7339, described as Neckband; flat, of blue, white, green and pink glass "seed" beads with blue triangles on white ground; with three strands of blue, white, and pink beads suspended at each side; ca. 39 cm. Native name: isiyeye. Worn by old men. Collected July 1968.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Neckband, accession number 5-7339, described as Neckband; flat, of blue, white, green and pink glass "seed" beads with blue triangles on white ground; with three strands of blue, white, and pink beads suspended at each side; ca. 39 cm. Native name: isiyeye. Worn by old men. Collected July 1968.

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