General
General
Object Auto ID
22468
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_28717
Common Name
tasselled apron
Local Name
liphotho
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
Rectangle of canvas covered with white beadwork in horizontal and vertical geometric designs as well as some retrained designs in colour. The canvas is folded over to create a double layer along the top edge which is trimmed with a strip of beadwork (its appears that the strip if brass beads has been cut off). There is a roll of leather filled with plant fibre and wrapped with beadwork as a waistband. The lower section has two side flaps and a fringe between consisting of a row of leather strips partially covered with tubes of beads. A narrow panel of lacy beadwork covers the top of this section.
Description
History
History
Object Age Comment
mid 20th century
Cultural Association
Collector Comment
Egon Guenther
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