DepartmentAfrica
Girdle
NameGirdle
CultureBayei or Hambukushu
Dateca. 1950
Place madeOkavango Delta, Botswana, Africa
MediumAnimal hide, glass beads, ostrich eggshell beads
DimensionsOverall: 26 3/16 x 16 9/16 in. (66.5 x 42 cm)
Other (width; width is waistband): 26 3/16 in. (66.5 cm)
Other (width; width is waistband): 26 3/16 in. (66.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1982.30.582.
Object numberA.1982.30.582
DescriptionApron of black and white beads in geometric pattern with fringe of various color beads. Waistband is disks of ostrich shell with white bead triangle in front. Thongs for tying.
ca. 1950
ca. 1950
ca. 1935
early 20th century
ca. 1960
ca. 1960
