General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    22137
    Alternate Codes
    objectautoid_sahrisv1_28376
    Common Name
    maid’s initiation skirt belt
    Local Name
    xanga
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    Horizontal panel of beading with the xigwagwa or xizangani/sangomas axe design. Running across the front of the panel at approximately 1/3 of its height is a string of beads and one of brass beads. Attached just above these and hanging from strings of beads to below the bottom edge of the panel are bells, plastic charm, trinkets, buttons. The single row of brass beads becomes two lengths with rings attached that hang down at each narrow end.

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    History
    Object Age Comment
    mid to late 20th century
    Cultural Association
    Collector Comment
    Mordechai Brodie
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
    Site Association
    x y z
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