Neckpiece with panel (umphapheni)
1800s–1900s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Neckpiece with panel (umphapheni), 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern African, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Northern Nguni (Zulu)-style maker. Glass beads, plant fiber, copper alloy, and iron; overall: 68.6 cm (27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.207 The seed beads that make up this neckpiece were imported to southern Africa by European traders who tailored their wares to local tastes and color preferences; beads came first from Venice and Murano, and later from Bohemia in the twentieth century.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Glass beads, plant fiber, copper alloy, and iron
- Dimensions
- Overall: 68.6 cm (27 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.207
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southern Africa, Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); "The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa" cat. no. 71
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108B Southern African
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