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Beer Strainer (Isikhetho)

Maker Zulu Artist

Date20th century

Place of originSouth Africa, Africa

MediumPalm fiber

Dimensions9 1/2 x 3 in. (24.1 x 7.6 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineGift of Norma Canelas Roth and William D. Roth

Object number2006.45.14

Collections

AFRICAN

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Pot with rounded form; incised plant and zig-zag design (outlines filled with multiple parallel lines); black; basketry lid with beadwork (red, green, yellow, blue & black); no lip or foot; globular body.

Beer Pot with Lid (ukhamba with imbenge)

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Beaded in black-and-white zig-zag design over entire top surface; rim with alternating lengths of green glass seed-beads, basketry visible inside bears four designs in green and red dyed fiber.

Zulu Beer pot lid (imbenge)

Zulu Artist

1960s

Beaded in black-and-white "flower" design covering the outer surface with concentric circles of rhombus shapes in increasing diameter from the centerpoint, where a small protrusion of white seed beads ends in a larger green glass bead. One yellow seed bead is amongst the white. The basketry visible inside the imbenge bears four dyed designs, two red, two green; the outer ring of basketry is dyed green.

Zulu Beer pot Lid (imbenge)

Zulu Artist

1960s

Beaded in white, black, red and blue seed beads in "lightning" zigzags emanating from a black circle at the center of the basket and leading to the edge where they are enclosed by two black circles and one white of beads running along the perimeter. The basketry visible inside the imbenge bears four dyed designs, two red, two green; the outer ring of basketry is dyed green.

Zulu Beer pot Lid (imbenge)

Zulu Artist

1960s

A white mesh of seed beads covers the outside of this imbenge, as set off by diamond-shapes of red, green, black, and blue seed beads and encircled by two rows of larger green beads, in turn encircled by white seed beads. The basketry visible inside the imbenge bears four dyed designs in red and green.

Zulu Beer pot Lid (imbenge)

Zulu Artist

1960s

Patterns of beads lie upon the open basketry of this imbeng. Two truncated triangles lie opposite each other, one in black, red, and yellow, stripes, the other white, black, green, and red, in interior triangles and stripes. The center of the basket holds a circle of larger white beads woven to strand up and away from the surface. At the two other cardinal points, two lines of pinkish beads in clusters of seven are on one side, while clusters of seven red and black beads are on the other.

Zulu Beer pot Lid

Zulu Artist

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Clusters of four white, very dark blue, and green seed beads are sprinkled across the top of this imbenge, further decorated by the Roman letters T in green, A in orange, H in black, and L in white seed beads.

Zulu Beer pot Lid (imbenge)

Zulu Artist

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