Object number
4901.34.2.2
Title
South African beaded girdle
Description
A South African bead girdle, with hanging beads off a dark leather front strap. Top of strap has two rows of beads. Black on the left hand side and white on the right hand side. The majority of the hanging beads are white with some black and some red at the top. The straps are tied around a different light brown woven textile strap with perpendicular lines of white beads. Narrow leather light brown strips are attached to the end for tying.
Date
1876 - 1901
Production period
Late Victorian, 1876-1901
Material
Dimensions
- Length: Outer Strap 980 mm
- Width: Outer Strap 15 mm
- Length: Front Strap 280 mm
- Width: Hanging Beads 115 mm