id:			168427
accession number:	2010.206
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.206
updated:		2020-03-30 09:00:26.506000

Apron, 1800s-1900s. South Africa, Southern Nguni people, 19th or 20th century. Leather, glass beads, and sinew; overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.206

title:				Apron
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creation date:			1800s-1900s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1999
current location:		108B Southern African
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	South Africa, Southern Nguni people, 19th or 20th century
technique:	Leather, glass beads, and sinew
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southern Africa
	opening date:   2011-04-17T00:00:00
	<i>The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southern Africa</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 17, 2011-February 26, 2012).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); "The Art of Daily Life:  Portable Objects from Southeast Africa" cat. no. 72

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PROVENANCE

	Maurice Joy, London; Kevin Conru, Brussels, 2006
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wall description: 
This is an exquisite example of a rare type of swallowtail-shaped apron worn by young female initiates until the mid-19th century. On the upper portion, the black beads were applied in such a way that they can be read as a human face or even as a full figure. In fact, the overall form of the apron can be viewed as representing the lower torso and legs of a woman with a neatly marked pubic region.
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