Xhosa and Mfengu
“Loveletter” Necklace (Isigcina)
Zulu, 1933-1966
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Glass beads, buttons, and string, 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (14 × 10.5 × 0.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margot and John Heller, Baltimore
Object Number
1999.171
'Love-letter' Necklace with four vertical rows of nested diamond shapes separated by a double row of black and white beads; with string of orange beads and a string of blue and white beads.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1999; Mala Mala Game Reserve, P.O. Malamala 1353, Republic of South Africa. Telephone (013) 735 5661. Fax (013) 735 5686.
"The Beaded Prayers Project", The Baltimore Museum of Art: November 12, 2003-February 29, 2004.
