Woman’s apron. Skin, mostly covered with white glass seed beads sewn on in lane stitch. There are three small oblong panels of red and blue beads edged with black, five small squares of red, green, yellow and black beads and a small cross in red and green. The top edge is folded over enclose a roll of stiffening material. The lower edge is cut in five broad tongues.
W-1 Apron
Object Number
JL-W-1
Artist
Date produced
Unknown
Medium/materials
Dimensions (cms)
73 x 56.5 x 2
Description
Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Label: 'PSN-8'. This is a jocolo apron, the initial symbol of married status. The skin is usually sheepskin or goatskin.
Classification
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library




