Necklace

Item number 3595/22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Square beaded pouch with beaded strap. The pouch is mostly white, with a pattern composed of alternating pink, green, and black diagonal lines. There is a line of green beads along the opening of the pouch. There are two white beads in this line on the same side of the pouch. There are four red beads placed horizontally about a third of the way down from the opening. The bottom of the pouch is composed of strands of larger white beads, and a line of smaller black beads. The strand is composed of 21 large white beads, with alternating sections of red and black and pink and black beads. There are also smaller white beads on either side of most of the large white beads, except the two that are closest to the pouch's opening.

Narrative

Donated to the Royal Saskatchewan Museum by Mr Wigley in 1950; transferred to the Kelowna Museum (now the Okanagan Heritage Museum) in 1995.

Item History

Made in South Africa
Owned by Okanagan Heritage Museum before September 14, 2022
Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum (Transferring institution) on September 14, 2022