NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

356/14755

Description

Beads and canine teeth

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/AFRICA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

African

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Parts

Count

1

Material

Beads, TEETH OR CLAWS

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

This necklace is made from various colored beads and canine teeth from various animals. This particular necklace has no specific location in Africa noted in museum records, however there are quite a few similar looking necklaces from the Xhosa and Zulu in South Africa. There is one necklace with very similar beads and design that is attributed to having belonged to a Zulu witch doctor, but other necklaces in other museums do not have such designation.