DepartmentAfrica

Mojamboro

NameWoman's under-apron

CultureHambukushu / Mbukushu

Dateca. 1950

Place madeOkavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

MediumLeather (duiker or impala), glass beads, ostrich eggshells beads

DimensionsOverall: 20 1/16 x 41 5/16 x 1 3/8 in. (51 x 105 x 3.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2009.2.2

Object numberFA.2009.2.2

DescriptionGenerally rectangular section of leather with band of four rows of large white trade beads sewn along the central bottom edge,and long fringe and strings of white and some mottled blue and white beads handing from approx. 2" below the upper edge.