Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0110 | |
| 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 | |