Belt (imibhijo)

Zulu people, Nongoma area, South Africa, African

About 1970

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Necklace with three large African trade beads on a leather thong.
Head-wrap of peach-colored fabric with metallic thread
Brownish-gray vertical vessel has short neck with narrow mouth. Flat bottom rests on short legs. Body of vessel adorned with incised triangles filled with diamond patterns.
Ovoid, figurative vessel has round bottom, neck, and abstract head with wide mouth and bumps on back of head. Body has single, short arm and raised bumps, possibly genitals.