This garment would have been worn as part of a woman or girl’s beadwork ensemble. The front section and straps are designed with rows of rectangles in a bold palette of red, blue, and black, with horizontal white stripes. A more limited choice of colors is used on the speckled side bands. In the center of the garment on both sides is a vertical panel of British conical brass buttons, symbolizing wealth. An old collection label, now missing, identified this piece as a “Zulu bride’s ornament.”