id:			456949
accession number:	2022.49.c
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2022.49.c
updated:		2024-03-26 02:02:20.691000

Royal ceremonial beadwork: pendant, 1800s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Unknown female Xhosa-style maker(s). Glass beads, sinew, and ceramic; overall: 22.9 x 7.3 cm (9 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2022.49.c

title:				Royal ceremonial beadwork: pendant
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Trust
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culture:	Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Unknown female Xhosa-style maker(s)
technique:	Glass beads, sinew, and ceramic
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mixed Media
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measurements: Overall: 22.9 x 7.3 cm (9 x 2 7/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	acquired by Gary van Wyk (NY/NJ) c. 1993, later consolidated into Axis Gallery holdings, NY/NJ
	date: c. 1993–2022
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	(Axis Gallery, NY/NJ, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2022
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2022–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Pemberton, John. <em>African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment</em>. Northampton, Mass: Smith College Museum of Art, 2008.
	page number: 	pp. 170–172
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