pubic apron

A pubic apron. Beadwork flap decorated at both sides with tassels of textile; red, pink, white and blue beads, feathers and rattling seed shells. The centre panel is of white beads with decorative panels of pink and red beads above and below. The upper border design is a zigzag pattern and the lower is a geometric pattern similar to a ''wasp's nest''. Two strings of cotton fibre on both sides of the upper part, probably to tighten the apron.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1969.71
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 440 x 640 x 60 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
bead; cotton; shell; feather; textile
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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