Zulu Beer pot Lid
Maker
Zulu Artist
Date1950s
Made/manufacturedSouth Africa, Africa
MediumColored beads, fiber
Dimensions3 x 7 1/8 in. (7.6 x 18.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2010.90.5
DescriptionPatterns 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.
