Jewellery 1.9. Traditionelle Halskette aus Glasperlen des namibischen Owambo-Stammes / Traditional necklace made of glass beads from the Namibian Owambo tribe

Traditional necklace made of glass beads from the Namibian Owambo tribe, length: 120 cm, width: 3 mm, worn only by married women of high rank. Glass beads were sought-after items of exchange and had been traded in Namibia for cattle and similar goods since the end of the 17th century.

Traditional necklace made of glass beads from the Namibian Owambo tribe, length: 120 cm, width: 3 mm, worn only by married women of high rank. Glass beads were sought-after items of exchange and had been traded in Namibia for cattle and similar goods since the end of the 17th century.

Collier traditionnel en perles de verre de la tribu namibienne Owambo, longueur : 120 cm, largeur : 3 mm, porté uniquement par les femmes mariées de haut rang. Les perles de verre étaient des objets d'échange très prisés et étaient déjà échangées contre du bétail et d'autres biens similaires en Namibie à la fin du XVIIe siècle.