Necklace (amazipho)
1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Necklace (amazipho), 1800s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Northern Nguni (Zulu)-style maker. Glass beads, bone, and sinew; overall: 38.1 cm (15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg in memory of Estelle Rosenberg 2010.231 Large red glass beads like the ones in this necklace were reserved for the Nguni elite.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Glass beads, bone, and sinew
- Dimensions
- Overall: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.231
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg in memory of Estelle Rosenberg
- 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. 67
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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