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Arts of Africa

CULTURE Zulu
MEDIUM Glass beads, cowrie shells, leather
  • Place Made: South Africa
    • DATES late 19th or early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 42 1/2 x 15 in. (108 x 38.1 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 42.302.35
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Irving Mead
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1942, provenance not yet documented; by 1942, acquired by David Irving Mead of Brooklyn, NY; 1942, gift of David Irving Mead to the Brooklyn Museum.
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