E0103: Zulu- Beaded Necklace

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0103

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Marks/Labels:

Attached tag, printed: "Zulu necklace presented by Miss Hannah Larsen"

Materials:

botanical ➔ fiber ➔ unidentified
glass ➔ bead

Dimensions:

37.5 cm L

Source Locality:

Natal, South Africa

Acquisition Date:

1897 – 1900

Description:

This is a double stranded necklace with white beaded strands twisted around each other. There are various other color beads as well. Zulu necklaces were worn traditionally by women and the colors of the beads have a meaning and the beads tell a story about a person. White means love, red stands for strong emotion, black means marriage, and yellow means wealth.

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