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Unmarried Woman’s Apron (Ipepetu)

Ndebele, 1933-1999

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Ndebele

Unmarried Woman’s Apron (Ipepetu)

Ndebele, 1933-1999

Physical Qualities Canvas, goatskin, glass beads (white, black, blue, royal blue, green, and orange; translucent red, green, and yellow), 12 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (32.5 × 40.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Caroline Popper, Baltimore
Object Number 1991.361
Top has 2 rows of 4 white bead clusters, next is white ground with 2 rectangles of canvas, on bottom are house design in colors. Garment outlined on 3 edges with black and blue.
Collected by the donor in South Africa in the early 1980's.

Inscribed: Yellow sticker with 'Product of Kwandebele Southern Africa' on back

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