Under apron (iinkciya)
1800s–1900s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Under apron (iinkciya), 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Xhosa-style (South Nguni) maker. Leather, glass beads, and sinew; overall: 34 x 18 x 2.5 cm (13 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.206 Women made beaded "aprons" like this to wear under their clothes on festive occasions in the nineteenth century; expensive imported beads were a sign of wealth and status.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Garment
- Formatted Medium
- Leather, glass beads, and sinew
- Dimensions
- Overall: 34 x 18 x 2.5 cm (13 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 1 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.206
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southern Africa, The Language of Beauty in African Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); "The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa" cat. no. 72
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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