Object Listing

Broad horizontal panel of beadwork with the letters KE SA. It has a lacy beaded edge.

Broad horizontal panel of beadwork with restrained geometric designs. It has a beaded fringe along its lower edge.

Broad horizontal panel of beadwork with linear and triangular geometric designs.

Broad horizontal panel of beadwork with indecipherable geometricised letters as designs. It has restrained frilled beadwork at both narrow ends

Two cylindrical horizontal cross bars with bulbous ends all sheathed with lacy beadwork. Between them they have three round mirrors suspended and below the lower strut one mirror centrally placed. On either side of this mirror are two metal bangles. All are embellished with strands of beads, wool, buttons, brass bells and charms

Two rectangles of beadwork attached together with bead strings and a button. Designs are linear horizontal and vertical

A flat semi-circular collar of beadwork. Beading is in openwork lacy design in concentric circles. There are 3 wool pompoms attached to the outer edge.

Necklace with 5 rectangular panels of beading joined together in a row along their top edge. Each has and individual geometric design and some small fringes extending below.

Flat rectangular chest panel on rigid backing. Beadwork in two panels - an upper narrow and a broader lower panel. These are joined by a row of big plastic beads. The upper section has the acronym S.A.P. beaded into it. Other asymmetrical designs are evident possibly taken from another piece of beadwork. The panel has a loop of beading to go round the neck.

Flat rectangular chest panel It is edged in lacy beading and has an abstracted geometric design in the centre. The panel has a plaited loop of beading to go round the neck.

Tiny bead panel in the shape of a jogolo woven onto a safety pin at the to. It has geometric designs,

Small vertical rectangle of beading attached to a large safety pin. Panel has geometric abstracted designs, 3 horizontal gaps in the beadwork and a lacy fringe along its lower edge

Small vertical rectangle of beading attached to a large safety pin. Panel has geometric abstracted designs, and a lacy panel and fringe along its lower edge

Two small horizontal panels of beadwork joined together along their longer edge. It has geometric abstracted design and lacy beadwork in the middle and along its two longer edges

Flat ring of lacy beading joined with a button and loop. Linear bands of design.

Multi-strand necklace.

Multi-strand necklace.

Strands of beadwork with 16 small seed like decorations clustered in 4 sections o the necklace. Some bands of colour as decorations.

Two flat rectangular panels of wood carved with two arms with holes through them for threading at the top, a triangle projects between the two arms. There is a nick at each side of the middle line and a hollow window in the centre of each panel. Panels are carved in relief with geometrically arranged bumps and panels and the silhouettes have some stepped designs cut out. The panels are attached to a necklace of three strands alternating with single beads along its entire length.

Single strand of beadwork with 25 strips of wood attached. Some of the wood strips have geometric designs carved into them.

Single loop of brass beads with two flat rectangular panels of wood each with one arm with holes through which the necklace is threaded. These are engraved with circle and dot designs, lines and a diamond shape design in the centre. Into this a small mirror has been inserted. On each side of each wood panel there are pillars of green and yellow (paint?) with slanted white stripes up its length.

Single loop of beads with 4 strips of wood alternating with 4 flat rectangular panels of wood spaced around the length of beads. Each panel has a hollow arch through which the necklace is threaded. The strips have holes in their ends for this. The panels are engraved with circle and dot designs, lines and 2 diamond shape designs on each panel into which a small mirror has been inserted. On each side of each wood panel, and running up the centre there are pillars of colour (paint?) with white stripes across their length. The wood strips have simple geometric shapes engraved into them

Single loop of white glass beads alternating with beads made of seeds with two flat rectangular panels of wood each with one hollow arch through which the loop is threaded. One of these has three triangular windows cut through and geometric designs and the other has the letters T, P, I and L cut as windows. It is also decorated with geometric designs.

Circular ring of beading wrapped around a fibre core. Beads are very worn in some areas.

Circular ring of beading wrapped around a fibre core. Beads are very worn in some areas.

Simple rectangular woven mat with some red stitching

Multi-strand belt with 9 coloured sections in the isishunka sequence gathered 57 times along its length - a brass button accentuating each point of gathering.

Circular ring of lacy beading sheathing a fibre core. There are wrapped strings of decorations around the ring.