Royal ceremonial beadwork: anklet (izitsaba)
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, Verenigde Staten
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Over het werk
Elite Xhosa women once wore beaded garments like this on festive occasions. Made almost completely from imported Venetian or Bohemian glass beads, they were overt status symbols. Imported beads functioned as money for the Xhosa between circa 1770 and 1829. These garments’ female maker carefully selected beads of the highest quality, uniform in color, shape, and size.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 2022.49.d
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- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Afbeelding: Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
