Royal ceremonial beadwork: breast cover (incebetha)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2022.49.b
Elite Xhosa women once wore beaded garments like this on festive occasions. Made almost completely from imported Venetian or Bohemian glass beads, they were overt status symbols. Imported beads functioned as money for the Xhosa between about 1770 and 1829. These garments’ fema...
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Terms
Culture
Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Unknown female Xhosa-style maker(s)
Technique
Glass beads, hide, and sinew
Medium
Glass beads, hide, and sinew
Genre
Textile
Department
African Art
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