Pubic apron

Museum number:
5-6865
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006865
Alternate number:
45 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Native name: Iguriet ap ko Pubic apron; rectangular; cowhide; edge trimmed with vertical rows of red, yellow, black and green beads; tie of bound cloth on rawhide; bottom trimmed with chain links, each with glass bead; h. 13 cm; w. 10 cm. Worn by girls as clothing and adornment Made by women
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
Dec 1966
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pubic apron, accession number 5-6865, described as Native name: Iguriet ap ko Pubic apron; rectangular; cowhide; edge trimmed with vertical rows of red, yellow, black and green beads; tie of bound cloth on rawhide; bottom trimmed with chain links, each with glass bead; h. 13 cm; w. 10 cm. Worn by girls as clothing and adornment Made by women
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pubic apron, accession number 5-6865, described as Native name: Iguriet ap ko Pubic apron; rectangular; cowhide; edge trimmed with vertical rows of red, yellow, black and green beads; tie of bound cloth on rawhide; bottom trimmed with chain links, each with glass bead; h. 13 cm; w. 10 cm. Worn by girls as clothing and adornment Made by women

Tools