Belt

About this object

History of use

Ulutsha type of Zulu (or neighbouring peoples) belt.

Physical description

Thick portion of short beaded strands are attached to a thin band of beads. From the top of the band, the thick portion of beads are ordered: strands of beads are the colours white, blue, white, red, black, red, and white. The long thin band of beads has larger light green beads around the outer rim, a row of three red beads in the centre, and a double row of white beads on the inner rim of the band. Each end of the apron band has brown fibre cording. At one of the ends is a large circular black bead.