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Catalog Number

CAS 0152-0008   CAS 0152-0008; Bracelet
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Zulu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country South Africa
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Matabele Land
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass beads; Sinew; Metal button
Description Band bracelet comprised of small glass beads (mostly pink with light blue ones along edges) strung on sinew; Pink beads are strung in short parallel cross-rows with light blue beads along edges; Short beaded loop at one end attaches to flat metal button fastened at opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 27.5