Royal ceremonial headdress (umnqwazi)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Royal ceremonial headdress (umnqwazi)

1800s

Glass beads, sinew, and hide
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The beads to make an ensemble like this cost several cattle in the early 1800s, an amount most couldn't afford.

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