DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Isigege (courting-age adolescent girl's apron)
NameApron
CultureZulu
Dateca. 1960
Place madeKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa
MediumGlass beads, cotton, St. Joseph's tears (amalosi seeds)
Dimensions8 7/8 × 10 in. (23 × 25 cm)
Credit LineGift of Diane and Sandy Besser
Object numberFA.2006.77.9
DescriptionBrightly colored geometric pattern in white, yellow, red, green and black. Bottom fringed, bead & seed. Ties beaded with green yarn at the end.
Late 19th - early 20th century
Olinda Silvano Inuma de Arias
2020
