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Date20th century
MediumGlass beads, cotton, thread
DimensionsOverall (with straps folded as pictured): 11 × 23 in. (27.9 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineGift, in memory of Dr. Mary “Polly” Nooter Roberts, Africanist, art historian, and museum professional
Object number2024.3.6
Not on view
DescriptionTraditional beaded Zulu apron, possibly an "isigege" or beaded girdle/pubic covering from the Nongoma Region of South Africa based on the pattern, colors, and size.
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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: 20th century
Medium: Glass beads, metal washers, brass US millitary button, cotton, thread
Object number: 2024.3.7
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with brass tacks, glass beads, sinew, and thread
Object number: 1984.539
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Tanned leather, sinew, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.532
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with glass beads, porcupine quill, dyed horsehair-filled tin cone dangles, and cotton cloth
Object number: 1984.540a-b
Unknown artist, Turkish
Date: c. 1860-1880
Medium: Leather, dyed cotton, wool gold thread, silver thread, fur
Object number: 2023.10.9
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with glass beads, metal, and coin
Object number: 1984.538
Unknown artist
Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Leather, cotton, thread, feathers?
Object number: 2023.10.6
Unknown artist, Turkish
Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Leather, cotton, thread, iron, blue dye
Object number: 2023.10.13