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Unmarried Woman’s Apron (Ipepetu)

Ndebele

Unmarried Woman’s Apron (Ipepetu)

Ndebele, 1950-1960

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Ndebele

Unmarried Woman’s Apron (Ipepetu)

Ndebele, 1950-1960

Physical Qualities Canvas, glass beads (white, blue and royal blue, black, pink, clear, translucent and solid green), cotton thread, 13 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (33.4 × 41 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Caroline Popper, Baltimore
Object Number 1991.359
Collected by donor in South Africa in the early 1980's
Frederick J. Lamp, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Ndebele Beadwork: High Culture on the Run," Oct. 2, 1990 - Jan. 13, 1991.

Inscribed: Yellow sticker with 'Product of Kwendebele Southern Africa' in black on back of apron.

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