Necklace (amazipho)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.231
When wild game was still plentiful in the region, real animal claws would have been used to punctuate beaded prestige necklaces. Lion-claw necklaces were the exclusive property of royalty while the bone imitations were owned and worn by high-ranking individuals of lesser statu...
Artifact
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en
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import
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2010.231
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Terms
Culture
Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Northern Nguni (Zulu)-style maker
Technique
Glass beads, bone, and sinew
Medium
Glass beads, bone, and sinew
Genre
Jewelry
Department
African Art
Relations
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