Married Woman's Ceremonial Apron, Mapoto

CultureNdebele peoples
Titles
  • Married Woman's Ceremonial Apron, Mapoto
Date1895–1905
PlaceSouth Africa, Africa
MediumLeather, beads
DimensionsOverall: 21 1/2 × 19 × 1/2 in. (54.6 × 48.3 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1508
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There is a label on the plexiglass: "Jocolo Married womans apron--Africa".

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image from accession file
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