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White panel with orange, blue, yellow and green and white braided necklace; text: AMAZOKI AZODELA - translates as "There are troublemakers, I am not saying anything, I love you more." This is an admonition to ignore gossip about people in a relationship.
Beaded panel (isibebe)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Beaded panel (isibebe)

Maker Zulu Artist
Dateundated
Place of originSouth Africa, Africa
MediumGlass beads, metal (brass)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Dr. Frank Jolles
Object number2007.27.11
Collections
Visual DescriptionWhite panel with orange, blue, yellow and green and white braided necklace; text: AMAZOKI AZODELA - translates as "There are troublemakers, I am not saying anything, I love you more." This is an admonition to ignore gossip about people in a relationship.
A necklace featuring a twisted red and white strap. The rectangular white beaded panel displaying two rows of colorful, stylized letters and small brass cones at its top corners.
Beaded Panel (isebebe)
Zandile Ma Ndlovu Dube
1969
Yellow panel with orange lettering; message: DELA NAZALA MAME. A mother gives this to her son to express her joy, translates to: "It is a good thing that your mother gave birth to you, I am glad of your existence."
Beaded Panel (ithemba)
Mrs. Kangezile MaMajoli Ndlovu
1850-1968
White rectangular panel with blue letters; braided necklace of white with blue flecked beads; message: Jabula Wethu, literal translation: "Be happy our", or "You are happy because I love you"
Beaded panel (isibebe)
Zandile Ma Ndlovu Dube
1969
Orange panel with white letters, long chain-style necklace made of beads; message: "SIKHUZA USUTHU MAZULU"; not easily translated literally, expresses joy and love, "Hurrah, I like you".
Beaded Panel (ithemba)
Mrs. Kangezile MaMajoli Ndlovu
1850-1968
White panel with orange, blue, green letters; green braided necklace; text reads "YAZI MINA", literally "Know me"; girl gives this to a boy to say "love me only." Knots at the end symbolize clasping hands
Beaded panel (isibebe)
Zandile Ma Ndlovu Dube
undated
White panel with geometric motifs, green, orange, yellow, blue, white; heavy braided white necklace; yellow shield motif with chevrons flanking it
Beaded panel (isibebe)
Zulu Artist
undated
White panel with multi-colored letters, blue-green-orange and orange braided necklace; message: literal, "Happy friend"; transliteration, exposition "Be happy, my friend, we are going to get married," boy's announcement to his friends that difficulties are overcome and he is about to marry.
Beaded Panel (isibebe)
Zandile Ma Ndlovu Dube
1969
White panel with geometric motifs - diamond, slanted lines; red, green, yellow, blue and black beads, yellow braided necklace.
Beaded panel (ithemba)
Zulu Artist
undated
White panel with blue, orange, green and pink letters; white braided necklace; message: THUIA UTHUYAZI
Beaded panel (isebebe)
Zulu Artist
undated
White panel with blue, yellow, green, black and white braided necklace; message: ISAWA VA\
Beaded panel (isebebe)
Zulu Artist
undated
White panel with central motif in green, orange and blue beads; crab motif, braided white necklace
Beaded panel (impondweni)
Zulu Artist
undated
A print of two vertically stacked mouths crossed by translucent strips. The top mouth has parted lips above the red text "How are you?". The bottom mouth shows teeth above the red text "I am fine!".
How Are You?
Oldrich Kulhánek
1991

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