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Date20th century
MediumGlass beads, metal washers, brass US millitary button, cotton, thread
DimensionsOverall (with mount): 14 1/2 × 10 in. (36.8 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift, in memory of Dr. Mary “Polly” Nooter Roberts, Africanist, art historian, and museum professional
Object number2024.3.7
Not on view
DescriptionTraditional ceremonial dance apron, native term "Inkciyo," worn by young women from the Xhosa people of South Africa. Possibly from the Thembu Kingdom. Izinkcriyo are worn with full skirts, called "umbhaco," by pubescent girls during puberty rights initiation into womanhood. Glass beads, metal washers, and brass US military button (US Army, Great Seal button, 20th century) are of European/American origin and were common trade items during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Provenance
Purchased by Allen F. Roberts and Mary "Polly" Nooter Roberts in 2005 from the African Art Center, Durban, South Africa.
Date: c. 1186-1070 B.C.E.
Medium: Limestone with wash
Object number: 1943.59
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Marsden Hartley
Date: c. 1933-1934
Medium: Oil on cardboard
Object number: 1986.18
William E. Williams
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George Catlin
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Polychrome woodblock print on two sheets of paper
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Unknown artist, Japanese
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Medium: Carved boxwood
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Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Carved wood
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Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: possibly 19th century
Medium: Tagua nut
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