Object Details
- Description
- Long, narrow rectangular panel with house form and geometric and letter ("N" & "M") patterns in black, green and blue glass beads on a white glass bead background.
- Provenance
- Norman and Susan Priebatsch, collected Dennilton area, -- to 1977
- Chaim and Renee Gross, New York, 1978 to 1983
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Ndebele artist
- Date
- Mid-late 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross
- Medium
- Glass beads, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W: 152.1 x 7.6 cm (59 7/8 x 3 in.)
- Type
- Textile and Fiber Arts
