Uluthando Necklace
Regular price
$20.00
Sale price
$57.00
Country: South Africa
Tribe: Zulu
Material: Beaded necklace and clasp
Length: Approx. 9 in.
Width: Approx. 7 in.
Circumference: Approx. 20.5-22.5 inches
Weight: Approx. 5.5 oz
This necklace is a contemporary take on Zulu love letters or what in Zulu is called Incwadi (pronounced “I-en-che-wadi”). Traditionally, the love letters are small sized squares of beads which convey either positive or negative emotions from a woman to a man. Like other Zulu pieces each color bead used means something different.
Postive Meanings
White Purity, virginity, faithfulness and true love
Black Marriage, regeneration.
Red Intense love
Blue Fidelity
Green Contentment
Yellow Wealth and fertility
Negative Meanings
Black Sorrow, despair and death
Red Anger and heartache
Blue Loneliness
Green Love sick
Yellow Jealousy