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A COLLECTION OF TEN NGUNI BEADWORK PIECES, SOUTH-EASTERN AFRICA, POSSIBLY LATE 19th century Eight round rope necklaces, one beaded metal cylinder (possibly a snuffbox) and one beaded hairpin made from a tent needle. 81cm longest (10) The 19th century date is based on the forms, colours, styles and metal inclusionsAll are body adornments associated with identity, made from imported items cylinder, needle and even the beads. The first two metal were manufactured in Britain, the needle, for example, comes from Sheffield to be used by British soldiers in South Africa for stitching or repairing canvas tents. As ready-made manufactured items their incorporation into locally made adornments leads not only shifts their original function but also show the ease with which foreign objects were adapted by local communities LITERATURE Stevenson, Michael, ed. South East African Beadwork 1850-1910, Cape Town: Fernwood, plates 107, 111, 121 127, 18