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Collected By: Dyson

Region: Eastern Cape, South Africa

Description: Necklace, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Xhosa kingdom. Strands of European beads and a small turtle shell, attached by a leather thong and a brass coil. Fragrant vegetable substances were kept in the shell, for application when dancing. Collected before 1890.

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