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Apron (jocolo)
South African (Ndbele)
20th Century
1920-30s
Medium/Technique
Glass beads, leather
Dimensions
Height x width: 80 × 60.3 × 1.9 cm (31 1/2 × 23 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Alan and Suzanne Dworsky, Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham, Hy and Shirley Zaret Acquisition Fund for African Art, Art of Africa and Oceana, and Lucy Scarborough Conant Fund
Accession Number2018.69
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCapital I shape in center with green, red and black; half blue, half red rectangle on each side of I
ProvenanceBetween 1974 and 1978, acquired from Ndebele artists in Northern Transvaal, South Africa by Natalie Knight, South Africa, and Suzanne Priebatsch, South Africa and Boston; 2018, sold by Suzanne Priebatsch and Natalie Knight to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 21, 2018)