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Small button-like shape with raised centre and decorated around its lower half with blackened grooves in checkerboard designs. Two cracks in upper surface.

Small button-like shape with raised centre and decorated around its lower half with blackened grooves in checkerboard designs.

Roundish button-like shape with raised centre. Decorated around its lower half with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Round, conical button-like shape with raised centre decorated with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Oval button-like shape with raised domed centre. Decorated around its lower half with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Roughly rectangular button-like shape with domed raised centre. Decorated around its lower half with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Long triangle of leather with a fringes cut into the lower end. It has 6 omakipa ornaments attached to it in a row down the length of the piece.

Leather strap tapering to a narrow end with two tails. Attached to the strap in a vertical row are 8 omakipa or ornaments - round or rectangular button-like shapes with domed, raised centres. Decorated around their lower halves with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Square button-like shape with raised centre decorated with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Oval button-like shape with raised centre decorated with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Rectangle of black cloth with two waist ties at top corners. Except for a band at the top and a smaller one at the bottom the whole surface of the textile is covered with beaded designs. These are in 5 horizontal rows - the top one of concentric triangles pointing left with vertical lines in between and round dots. The 2nd row consists of 10 small beaded flaps each with different designs. The 3rd row consists of 13 circular designs each with a cross in the centre and two smaller dots between each motif. The 4th row repeats the format of the 2nd row with 9 flaps of different designs. Above this row is a row of buttons The final row consists of 10 squares each with crosses across. The bottom edge is trimmed with a row of beads.

Short blue waistcoat heavily decorated with beading in linear geometric patterns. A broad beaded train hangs down the back decorated with star and guinea fowl designs

Band of beadwork with sangoma, axe design

Horizontal textile rectangle with red and black panels heavily decorated with beading in linear geometric patterns. A broad beaded train hangs down the front decorated with diamond shaped designs.

Short blue waistcoat heavily decorated with beading in linear geometric patterns and with triangular flaps of beadwork added. A beaded train hangs down the back decorated with the sangomas axe designs and with a beaded fringe.

Horizontal blue textile rectangle heavily decorated with beading in linear geometric patterns and with triangular flaps of beadwork added. A broad beaded train hangs down the front decorated with he sangomas axe design.

Round beaded hat with a rim around the edge. It has two beaded strands attached to the top with pompoms at their ends and there are circular and flower shaped ornaments attached. The designs are diamond shaped and triangular.

Short red waistcoat heavily decorated with beading in linear geometric patterns. A beaded train hangs down the back decorated with star, guinea fowl and other designs. It has a round mirror framed with dyed feathers flanked by two roundels of beadwork at the top. Two long strings of beads hang down on either side of the train.

Stiff triangle of covered with fabric to which rows of beadwork in linear patterns have been attached. There multiple strings of beads hanging from the top edge some with plastic objects and larger beads.

Stiff triangle of covered with fabric to which rows of beadwork in linear patterns have been attached. There multiple strings of beads hanging from the top edge some with plastic objects and larger beads.

Cylindrical shaped figure with a small pleated skirt around the base which is covered with lacy and other beaded panels. It has two bunches of beaded earring loops at the top rim with a metal disc hanging from the right hand bunch and a broken plastic peg hanging from the other. The figure wears a belt of strings of large beads around its waist to which strands of beads are attached to which a brass bell is hung. It has two buttons for eyes and a button in the centre at its top surface. Down its back hangs a beaded panel with V shaped designs and a small bead covered bottle. The cylindrical form is decorated with bands of colour. The top of the cylinder has concentric circle designs.

multi coloured circlet of beads in vertical rows

multi coloured circlet of beads in vertical rows

multi coloured circlet of beads in vertical rows

multi coloured circlet of beads in vertical rows

multi coloured circlet of beads in vertical rows

Stiff triangle with two points at its end covered with fabric to which rows of beadwork in linear patterns have been attached. There are three strings of beads hanging from the top edge and 3 round mirrors along the top section. .

Two long tubes of beads covered with beadwork