Pubic apron

Museum number:
5-6916
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
50 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Native name: kisanza Diminutive pubic apron; closed circle string of red spherical glass beads strung on fibre twine with rectangular panel of 2 rows thin pieces bronze folded into cylindrical shapes and strung on fibre twine and internally attached; dia. 13 cm, panel l. 4 cm. Materials: fibre twine, bronze, beads Worn by small girls as clothing - suspended over genital region and tied around waist
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 5-6916, described as Native name: kisanza Diminutive pubic apron; closed circle string of red spherical glass beads strung on fibre twine with rectangular panel of 2 rows thin pieces bronze folded into cylindrical shapes and strung on fibre twine and internally attached; dia. 13 cm, panel l. 4 cm. Materials: fibre twine, bronze, beads Worn by small girls as clothing - suspended over genital region and tied around waist
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pubic apron, accession number 5-6916, described as Native name: kisanza Diminutive pubic apron; closed circle string of red spherical glass beads strung on fibre twine with rectangular panel of 2 rows thin pieces bronze folded into cylindrical shapes and strung on fibre twine and internally attached; dia. 13 cm, panel l. 4 cm. Materials: fibre twine, bronze, beads Worn by small girls as clothing - suspended over genital region and tied around waist

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