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Maker:
Ndebele artist  Search this
Medium:
Glass beads, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W: 139.7 x 9.2 cm (55 x 3 5/8 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
South Africa
Date:
Early-mid 20th century
Description:
Long, rectangular strip of small white glass beads in small openwork patterns.
Provenance:
Norman and Susan Priebatsch, collected Bronkhorstspruit area, -- to 1977
Chaim and Renee Gross, New York, 1978 to 1983
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Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross
Object number:
83-12-62
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7a970ee7a-cc90-4b6b-b659-cb49e174650a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_83-12-62