Waistband with Fringe
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Object Label
This scene represents sacrifice and offering. At the bottom right, a man leads a calf, which is also shown slaughtered (just above and to the right). Two seated women and a standing man (farther above) observe the sacrifice and offer bread. Such scenes could occur in daily life, at funerals as part of the ritual, and as a regular observance after the deceased was buried.
Caption
Possibly South Sotho; possibly Zulu. Waistband with Fringe, 19th century. Glass seed beads, seeds, sinew, 16 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (42.5 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mrs. George Hadden, 52.80.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.52.80.2_bottom.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Cultures
Title
Waistband with Fringe
Date
19th century
Geography
Place made: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Medium
Glass seed beads, seeds, sinew
Classification
Dimensions
16 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (42.5 x 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. George Hadden
Accession Number
52.80.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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