Apron/waistband archive file

Apron/waistband archive file

[ Source of title : FHYA using JAG archive file ]

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JAG 1996-1-10

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Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Ten rolled waistbelt. Beading is wrapped around rolls of textile joined together to form a long flat rectangular belt. Each roll has strands of string projecting from their ends embellished with 2 larger red beads at each string. The panel has a lacy fringe and a small beadwork flap at its left hand side. It is divided up into 16 vertical panels of alternating colours the last section being 3 vertical rows of 7 white Xs on a black background. Object form type: apron/waistband; Object material type: beads, mixed media; Technique: Beading; Colours: Red, black, white, green; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Southern Nguni; Place of use: Eastern Cape; Provenance: .]

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Apron/waistband archive file