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Bead embroidery

Cultural attribution according to the inv. book "Kaffirs"; the beads are not embroidered on a background, but the band is woven; commentary by Nzila M. Mubusisi (National Museum of Namibia): Glass beads are/were usually sewn onto leather in Namibia, but not in South Africa (Xhosa).

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
keine Zuschreibung
Object type
Clothing
Dimensions
W: 17 cm, H: 2.5 cm
Material/Technique
Glass
Object genre
Ethnographica
Current location
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim
Inventory number
RPM_V 1341

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late 19th/early 20th century
  • Change of legal title:
    Unknown type of acquisition
    where
    According to the inv. book "S. W. Afrika "Africa, southern Africa, Namibia?
    who
    unbekannt - Former Possessors
    Description
    This pearl band and V 1342 could come from the Carl Höpfner collection, but are not assigned to him in the inventory book.
  • Change of legal title:
    Access
    when
    Not clarified
    where
    Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum Hildesheim
    who
    Not clarified
Secondary literature
Kinahan, Jill, "Cattle for beads : The archaeology of historical contact and trade on the Namib Coast", Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2000

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CC0 1.0 DEED
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