Neckpiece with panel (umphapheni)

1800s–1900s Overall: 68.6 cm (27 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.207

Consisting of a tasseled length attached to a rectangular panel joined by metal buttons, this neckpiece (umphapheni) was likely worn along with waistbands and headpieces with the same color scheme and patterns. Joined together using stitches and zig-zag patterns popular around...

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