DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Apron
NameApron
CultureMaasai
Place madeKenya, Africa
MediumHide, glass beads, metal, cotton fiber
DimensionsOverall: 16 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (42 x 23.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Greg LaChapelle
Object numberA.2011.20.29
DescriptionLeather "rectangle," flared at top and bottom, with remnants of short red fur on the surface. The sides are decorated with large tubular metal beads, and the bottom with two sections of large white glass beads with small squares of red and yellow beads on each side. At top are remains of leather ties, with attached lengths of cotton and leather strings.20th century
ca. 1950
ca. 1970
c.1900
ca. 1935
Artist not recorded