Bead adornments
South Africa, Zulu
not available anymore
Description
a) firm tube of fabric, wrapped with strings of glass beads, l: 86 cm; b) band-shaped beadwork, strengthened with fabric, mother of pearl buttons, l: 61 cm; both with small missing parts and traces of usage;
made by young girls; forwarding certain messages, expressed by the use of colours, their arrangement or special motifs.