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Beaded band isambozo South Africa, Zulu? Glass beads Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1112 The Zulu developed a complex visual language for their beadwork. This type of beaded band is worn around a married woman's headdress just above t ...

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Necklace umgingqo, mid-late 20th century South Africa, Zulu? Glass beads, cotton Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1106 Rounded beadwork is characteristically Zulu. A covering of beads is sewn onto a cylindrical body of rolled cloth. The ...

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Neck band ibheqe, 20th century South Africa, Zulu? Glass beads, fibre Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1107 This ibheqe, a love token from a woman to a man, has a personal message woven into the band. The Zulu developed a complex visual ...

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Necklace South Africa, Natal, Zulu Glass beads, brass and gut Donated by C Air, 1913 Museum number 1913-83-3 1913-83-3 on dis ...

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Staff with male figure, Late 19th/early 20th century South Africa, Eastern Transvaal, Tsonga people Wood Donated by Mrs Soutar, 1936 Museum numbers 1936-208-1 This Tsonga figure and the female equivalent (1936-208-2) were used in initiatio ...

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Staff with female figure, late 19th/early 20th century South Africa, Eastern Transvaal, Tsonga people Wood Donated by Mrs Soutar, 1936 Museum numbers 1936-208-1 & 1936-208-2 This Tsonga figure and the male equivalent (1936-208-1) were ...

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Figure of a policeman, early 20th century Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Wood with glass eyes Donated by A H Macdonald, 1925 Museum number 1925-584-15 This figure of a stylised European policeman is highly unusual. ...

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Belt umutsha, late 19th century South Africa, Zulu? Glass beaded cotton rolls Donated by Major Lamb, 1937 Museum number 1937-241-1 The wearing of beaded jewellery has a rich tradition in Africa. Beads were originally made from bone, pol ...

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Bracelet, late 19th/early 20th century South Africa, Zulu Coiled wire with brass clips Donor unrecorded Museum number T1284 Temp. Number 1284 ...

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