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Bride's Apron (mapoto)

Maker Ndebele Artist

Date1934-1966

Place of originSouth Africa, Africa

MediumBeads, fabric, leather

Dimensions22 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (57.2 x 51.4 cm)

ClassificationsClothing and accessories

Credit LineMuseum Collection, University Gallery purchase

Object numberT-79-2

Collections

AFRICAN

Visual DescriptionRectangular leather work with white, blue, green, red, and black beads in various geometrical patterns.

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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.

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Ndebele Artist

early-mid 20th century

Young Woman's Apron (isiphephetu)

Ndebele Artist

mid-late 20th century

Rectangular panel with solid beaded motifs, with white, turquoise, black, purple, blue and green beads; Has a house motif in center; mostly small beads, some translucent others opaque, and some large beads on waistband.

Unmarried woman's apron (isiphephetu)

Ndebele Artist

mid-late 20th century

Married Woman's Apron (umaphotholo)

Ndebele Artist

mid 20th century

Married Woman's Apron (isephepehtu)

Ndebele Artist

mid 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.

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Zulu Artist

c. 1940

Bride's Apron (pepetu)

Ndebele Artist

early 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

Goatskin leather panel with beaded motifs; large arrow-shaped outline in center panel; bead colors include, with white, pink, turquoise, yellow, black, and green beads; five flaps on bottom of panel; folded over top flap for drawstring, has a row of metal rings (brass) on bottom edge.

Woman's Apron (itshogolo)

Ndebele Artist

early 20th century

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Yei Artist

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

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Maasai Artist

20th century