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Child Figure
Child Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Child Figure

Artist Ndebele Artist
Datec. 1970
Place of originSouth Africa, Africa
MediumGlass beads, leather, metal beads, fiber
Dimensions10 1/2 x 4 in. (26.7 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Norma Canelas Roth and William D. Roth
Object number2006.45.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionFigure with spherical head
Back Wrap
Back Wrap
Ndebele Artist
20th century
Woman's Belt
Woman's Belt
Thembu Artist
1940-1959
Woman's Purse
Woman's Purse
Thembu Artist
1940s
Standing figure with wood core, covered with leather. Fringe on lower part of leather; Coin mounted on center of hips, and on chest; metal rings on waist; strands of various glass imported beads hanging from each ear, and glass bead eyes Figure’s stance is with arms and hands outstretched parallel to plane of body. Tubular neck, small round head, tubular torso with stylized arms and legs; flared rounded hips.
Female Figure
Dowayo Artist
20th century
Married Woman's Apron (umaphotholo)
Married Woman's Apron (umaphotholo)
Ndebele Artist
mid 20th century
Rectangular canvas with open area at bottom and fringe with white and blue beads, large rectilinear patterns in white enclosing black and blue chevron motifs surmounting geometric shaped areas of black, blue and purple; blue beaded border; top has flap and white band.
Married Woman's Apron, Umaphotholo
Ndebele Artist
c. 1960
Married Woman's Apron (isephepehtu)
Married Woman's Apron (isephepehtu)
Ndebele Artist
mid 20th century
Wool blanket, with red color scheme; rectilinear, with 3 major bands of different geometric patterns in blue, black, white, green and purple beads sewn onto the outside surface. Short fringe of black, blue and white beads.
Gala Blanket (Nguba)
Ndebele Artist
c. 1960
Bride's Apron (mapoto)
Bride's Apron (mapoto)
Ndebele Artist
1934-1966
Leather panel with solid beaded motifs, dark on white background (possibly a house motif) with white lavender, red, black, yellow, blue, light blue, and green beads; five flaps on bottom of panel; has house or other architectural motif in center of panel; folded over top flap for drawstring belt.
Bridal Apron (itshogolo)
Ndebele Artist
early-mid 20th century
Young Woman's Apron (isiphephetu)
Young Woman's Apron (isiphephetu)
Ndebele Artist
mid-late 20th century
Fish-tail shaped polished leather flap with beaded borders and bands on top; secured around waist with drawstring. White, black, blue, green, pink and red beads. Rings of multicolored beads in center of panel.
Man's Wedding Apron (ibeshu)
Zulu Artist
c. 1940

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