E0141: Zulu- Beaded Belt

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0141

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Accessory

Materials:

botanical ➔ fiber

Dimensions:

117 cm L
2 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Natal, South Africa

Description:

Zulu belts were worn traditionally by both men and women. The colors of the bead have different meanings. White stands for purity, black stands for marriage, and red stands for strong emotion.

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