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Collar (Ingqosha)

Unknown Artist

ca. 1870

Collar (Ingqosha) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Sinew, glass beads, button

Dimensions

L. 18 in. (45.7 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Beadwork

Culture

Xhosa or Mfengu peoples

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of James J. and Gladys W. Strain, 2005

Accession Number

2005.408.2

Rights

Public Domain

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