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Child’s Front Waist Garment or Cache-sexe (ghabi)

Ndebele, 1933-1966

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Ndebele

Child’s Front Waist Garment or Cache-sexe (ghabi)

Ndebele, 1933-1966

Physical Qualities Twine, canvas, translucent glass beads (white, purple, black, green, maroon, royal blue, light green, and turquoise), 9 3/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 5/16 in. (23.4 x 19 x 3.3 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Aaron and Joanie Young, Baltimore
Object Number 1991.130
Canvas strip outlined in translucent torquoise beads surrounding main design of triangles in black and white. Twine fringe with white beads on end. In colors listed, divided by a zigzag line in black and white. Twine fringe with white beads on end.

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