Title
Necklace, 1800s. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Necklace, 1800s. 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 status. Large red glass beads were also reserved for the Nguni elite in the period before the destruction of the Zulu kingdom in 1879.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F95_118
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,8Mb (2,8Mb) / 15,1in x 13,0in / 4540 x 3908 (300dpi)