Beaded necklet with triangular motifs, umgingqo

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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. These necklaces were worn by both men and women.