The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Collar (Ingqosha)

Collar (Ingqosha)

Related Content

Collar (Ingqosha)

Collar (Ingqosha)

Collar (Ingqosha)

Collar (Ingqosha)

Skirt (Isikhakha or Umbhaco)

Skirt (Isikhakha or Umbhaco)

Girl's Apron (Lighabi)

Girl's Apron (Lighabi)

Browse current and upcoming exhibitions and events.

Gods, Spirits, and Ancestors: Exploring the Art of Oceania
May 28, 2013
Myths in Gold, Stone, Ceramics, and Textiles of the Americas
May 29, 2013
Africa's Diverse Artistic Traditions and the Ideas and Values That Inspire Them
May 30, 2013
Gods, Spirits, and Ancestors: Exploring the Art of Oceania
May 31, 2013
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
June 2, 2013
Gods, Spirits, and Ancestors: Exploring the Art of Oceania
June 4, 2013

Collar (Ingqosha)

Date:: ca. 1870
Geography:: South Africa
Culture:: Xhosa or Mfengu peoples
Medium:: Sinew, glass beads, button
Dimensions:: L. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Classification:: Textiles-Beadwork
Credit Line:: Gift of James J. and Gladys W. Strain, 2005
Accession Number:: 2005.408.2

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Stokes Collection, Chicago; [Gary van Wyk, Axis Gallery, New York]; James J. and Gladys W. Strain, Riverdale, NY, until 2005
See also
Who
Nguni (32)

Xhosa (6)
What
Textiles (32,752)

Glass (16,037)

Collars (835)

Buttons (757)

Beadwork (146)
Where
Africa (33,501)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (11,467)

50013270