DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Isigege (courting-age adolescent girl's apron)
NameApron
CultureZulu-speaking peoples
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 LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, FA.2006.77.9
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
