Ann Hart Collection #255
Nguni and Sotho peoples of Southern Africa
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E-1624
beaded waist band
These bands are worn by small children in Lesotho
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E-1610
Swazi courting doll
A woman
gives this doll, makde up of red, blue, and white beads to a man.
The man must wear it on his belt until their first child is born
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E-1628
purse
This purse from the Transkei is made of cotton and is decorated with
black cotton appliqued stripes, and beaded with white and pink beads.
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E-1617
hair ornaments
These two beaded disks are hair ornaments worn by married Zulu women.
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