ZULU MAIDEN'S NECKLACE

$325.00

19th century. 15" length plus the suspension. About 18 beads wide, finger loomed on native twisted plant fiber string. Pewter trade button for securing. A couple beads missing but virtually complete. Pink, blue and blue/white striped beads. Worn by a young woman to proclaim her availability for courtship and marriage. The plant fiber and button date this to before the Zulu War of 1879, when it probably was acquired by a British soldier.

Item ID: FNS3170

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ZULU MAIDEN'S NECKLACE

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