Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2001-0006-0001 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Apron | |
| Culture | Ndebele | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | South Africa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Canvas; Glass and brass (metal) beads | |
| Description | Woman's apron comprising rectangular leather panel that is almost entirely decorated in lazy stitch beadwork, showing central image of a church (?) building in red, light and dark blue, black, light green, orange, lilac, and yellow beads on white background; 5 wide leather panels pendant from bottom edge are also covered with beadwork (3 central tabs have geometric design in light and dark blue and red on white background, while end tabs are completely white); Canvas cloth strips sewn along top of apron and upper edge is rolled and decorated with black, dark blue, green, white, lilac, and blue-green beads; Lower edge of cloth strip is decorated in blue and white glass beads and brass disc beads; Main leather panel and pendant tabs are edged with light blue beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 43.2, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 57.0 | |