Color coded messages (or love letters) are found in Zulu tab necklaces. Girls send messages that are prized by the young men who receive them. The message is often an invitation to courtship, but can be read in many different ways. The design motif and color combinations indicate the message. For more information see the book "Speaking With Beads" by Jean MOrris & Eleanor Preston-Whyte pgs 56-57.
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