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Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0110   CAS 0513-0110; Pubic apron
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pubic apron
Culture Rendille
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist. Marsabit, Gabraland
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Gob Ore; Marsabit, Gabraland
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cow leather; Plastic beads; Bubunto tree seed beads; Native plant fiber
Description Pubic apron worn around waist by girls aged 7 to 8 years, consisting of narrow leather belt from which 9 short strings of beads are suspended; Each string alternates small white or colored plastic beads with larger reddish brown beads made from bubunto tree seeds, all strung on unidentified native plied fiber.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 63.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = ca. 12.0