beaded choker, unrecorded Zulu artist

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unrecorded Zulu artist, beaded choker
unrecorded Zulu artist, beaded choker
unrecorded Zulu artist
beaded choker
late 1800s–1976
unrecorded Zulu artist
beaded choker, late 1800s–1976
Where object was made: Union of South Africa (present-day South Africa)
Material/technique: beading
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 33 x 7 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 2 3/4 x 13 0.9921 in
Credit line: Gift of Anne Hart
Accession number: 2007.3360
Not on display
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Zulu and other southern African artists have a long history of beading traditions. Beginning in the 1400s, artists replaced wood, shell, bone, seed, and stone beads with brightly colored glass beads introduced by Portuguese, English, and Dutch colonizers. The geometric designs could communicate a lot about the wearer of these items, and the colors hold symbolic meaning. Today, beadwork provides important financial support for artists, who now use plastic beads for items made for tourists.
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Zulu and other southern African artists have a long history of beading traditions. Beginning in the 1400s, artists replaced wood, shell, bone, seed, and stone beads with brightly colored glass beads introduced by Portuguese, English, and Dutch colonizers. The geometric designs could communicate a lot about the wearer of these items, and the colors hold symbolic meaning. Today, beadwork provides important financial support for artists, who now use plastic beads for items made for tourists.

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Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027