Sujet
Necklace, 1800s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
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.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F95_118
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50.8Mo (2.8Mo) / 38.4cm x 33.1cm / 4540 x 3908 (300dpi)