Pubic apron

Museum number:
5-6917
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
50 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Native name: kisanza Diminutive pubic apron; open circle of leather thong with rectangular panel of 3 rows cylindrical pieces of bronze strung on fibre twine attached; dia. 18 cm; panel l. 4 cm; w. 3 cm. Materials: leather, bronze, fibre twine Worn by little girls as clothing - suspended over genital region and tied around waist Made by women
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pubic apron, accession number 5-6917, described as Native name: kisanza Diminutive pubic apron; open circle of leather thong with rectangular panel of 3 rows cylindrical pieces of bronze strung on fibre twine attached; dia. 18 cm; panel l. 4 cm; w. 3 cm. Materials: leather, bronze, fibre twine Worn by little girls as clothing - suspended over genital region and tied around waist Made by women
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pubic apron, accession number 5-6917, described as Native name: kisanza Diminutive pubic apron; open circle of leather thong with rectangular panel of 3 rows cylindrical pieces of bronze strung on fibre twine attached; dia. 18 cm; panel l. 4 cm; w. 3 cm. Materials: leather, bronze, fibre twine Worn by little girls as clothing - suspended over genital region and tied around waist Made by women

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