Zulu Beer pot Lid (imbenge)
Maker
Zulu Artist
Date1960s
Made/manufacturedMelmoth, South Africa, Africa
MediumSeed beads, glass beads, dyed fiber
Dimensions1 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (4.8 x 18.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2010.90.2
DescriptionBeaded 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.
