Badge
- Description
- Traditionally, beads are used to communicate messages and ideas. This pin badge was made to raise awareness of AIDS. In 2016, South Africa had the highest HIV epidemic in the world. The use of a safety pin (isiqhano) relays a customary message that love or compassion is fixed onto that person for good.
- Accession Loan No.
- 172/2000
- Collection Class
- Personal ornament
- Common Name
- badge
- Simple Name
- badge
- Full Name
- beaded badge
- Dimensions
- whole height 50 mm; whole W 37 mm
- Period Classification
- MOD
- Production Date
- 2000
- Production Country
- South Africa
- Production Area Region
- Southern Africa
- Production Continent
- Africa
- Family Group
- Material
- glass; iron; cotton
- Function Name
- badge
- Function Detail
- Beadwork is a traditional product of South and South East Africa. It acted as currency in the 19th century with the Zulu king possessing the monopoly on bead importation from Europe. Here, the tradition continues today in a modern form to highlight a contemporary issue.
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Collection Continent
- Africa
