apron

General view of object no. nn5870.
Frontal view of object no. nn5870.
General view of object no. nn5870. Frontal view of object no. nn5870.

Beaded apron. Red, white and blue plastic beads are woven into a decorative pattern and form the main body of the apron. A cotton tassel fringe decorates the bottom section of the apron. The top two cotton ties are decorated with white and grey feathers. There are also two lower ties to the apron.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn5870
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 440 x 250 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
plastic; feathers; cotton; beads
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Americas > Amazonia WaiWai
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