Young woman's apron

Museum number:
5-15484
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4504
Description:
apron, young woman's. Waist-band beaded with white, black, blue, green, pink and lavender beads on canvas backing. Fiber fringe with 7 white glass beads on ends. Bead designs are allusions to letters and literacy.
Donor:
Margot Winer and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Republic of South Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, South Africa; Ndebele
Culture or time period:
Ndebele
Collector:
Margot Winer
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Context of use:
For use by a young unmarried girl.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 23 centimeters and width 33.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Young woman's apron, accession number 5-15484, described as apron, young woman's. Waist-band beaded with white, black, blue, green, pink and lavender beads on canvas backing. Fiber fringe with 7 white glass beads on ends. Bead designs are allusions to letters and literacy.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Young woman's apron, accession number 5-15484, described as apron, young woman's. Waist-band beaded with white, black, blue, green, pink and lavender beads on canvas backing. Fiber fringe with 7 white glass beads on ends. Bead designs are allusions to letters and literacy.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Young woman's apron, accession number 5-15484, described as apron, young woman's. Waist-band beaded with white, black, blue, green, pink and lavender beads on canvas backing. Fiber fringe with 7 white glass beads on ends. Bead designs are allusions to letters and literacy.

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