Beaded Panel (isebebe)

Artist Zandile Ma Ndlovu Dube (South African)

Date1969

Made/manufacturedSouth Africa

MediumGlass beads, metal, plastic

Dimensions12 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in. (30.5 × 16.5 × 1.3 cm)

ClassificationsClothing and accessories

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Dr. Frank Jolles

Object number2007.27.1

Collections

AFRICAN

DescriptionWhite panel with green, black, blue and orange letters; white and red braided necklace; metal conical connectors; message: ABANTU IZONI, translates to "People are wicked," meaning a boy is ignoring gossip about a girl he hopes to marry. Neckband, isibopho, or red (love) and white (purity of heart) is traditional color coding. See Jolles, p. 126/ Color-coding