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Isibhamba / Belt
Bizwephi Sithole
Phansi Museum
Berea, South Africa
Zulu flexible grass woven belts with densly beaded strands from Msinga Kwazulu Natal. Isibhamba are worn by Zulu women to identify them as married and has children. Isibhamba were earlier adorned with brass studs, and later with plastic beads and glass.
Details
- Title: Isibhamba / Belt
- Creator: Bizwephi Sithole
- Location Created: Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Original Source: Phansi Museum
- Colour: White, Green, Black, Pale Blue, Red, Pink
- Clan: EMgwamama
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