Necklace Item Number: 3595/26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beaded choker-style necklace composed of a leather cord covered in pink beads with a gold button on one end, and a fibre loop for fastening the necklace on the other. Extending down from the cord are seven beaded squares. The squares are blue, black, and white, with white beads on the side and red beads on the bottom.
Narrative
Donated by Mrs Dawson-Thomas to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in 1958; sent on longterm loan to the Kelowna Museum (now the Okanagan Heritage Museum) in 1998, then deaccessioned and transferred to them in 2002. The donor recorded the beadword as collected 1850-1870.
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
What
Who
- Culture
- Zulu
- Previous Owner
- Okanagan Heritage Museum
- Received from
- Okanagan Heritage Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- South Africa
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 14, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on September 14, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3595/0026