pubic apron

Woman's lap-cloth with beads, feathers, seeds, and beetle wing cases. A rough rectangular shaped bead apron. The apron is mainly made up of a wide section of woven white beads. A strip of red and pink beads decorates the top and bottom of the white section. The apron has a tassel fringe and is decorated with clusters of feathers, seeds, string, and beetle wing cases. The apron has two ties.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn5869
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 570 mm x 510 mm x 60 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
beads; string; seeds; feathers; jewel beetle wing cases
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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