E0142: Zulu- Beaded Belt

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0142

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 bead work were worn by both men and women; the colors of the beads have a meaning and the beads tell a story about a person. Red means anger, black means death, and white doesn't mean anything in this bead work.

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