Wedding Cape (isikoti)
Artist
Kholekile Maxulu
(South African)
Datec. 1960
Made/manufacturedMaswazinni, South Africa, Africa
MediumCloth, glass seed beads, plastic beads
Dimensions45 1/2 x 31 in. (115.6 x 78.7 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by museum visitors
Object number2002.29.1
DescriptionLayers of white and colored factory made cloth panels with beaded borders sewn together onto one panel; beaded loop (black with green, white and yellow diamond pattern)affixed to top of back panel; beaded motifs of: geometric shapes, trees, cross, automobiles; white, black, yellow, red, turquoise and green beads, mostly seed beads; some beads 1/4" in diameter.
