Ndebele
Bridal Train in the Form of a Serpent (Nyoga)
Ndebele, 1967-1999
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Ndebele
Bridal Train in the Form of a Serpent (Nyoga)
Ndebele, 1967-1999
Physical Qualities
Glass beads, blue plastic beads, wood, synthetic thread, metal foil, 77 9/16 x 10 13/16 in. (197 x 27.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Natalie Fitz-Gerald, New York
Object Number
1991.346
White ground has houses with stairs and electric light fixtures, residential ground-plans in colors. Strap is olive green outlined with row of black and row of white. (con't) Train falls from wooden rod covered in metal foil and strings of beads placed on the diagonal.
Frederick J. Lamp, The Baltimore Museum of Art October, "Ndebele Beadwork: High Culture on the Run," Oct. 2, 1990 - January 13, 1991.
