Year: 20th century
Style: Kirdi
Origin: Cameroon
Medium: Fiber, glass beads, cowries, ochre
Size: 11 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.
Accession Number: 2006.10
Gift of William D. and Norma Canelas Roth
Woman's Beaded Apron
African, Unknown
Part of the African Art Collection
An unmarried Kirdi woman wore this apron made of glass beads. Traditionally these skirts were worn as part of normal apparel but today they may be worn underneath more western style or conservative skirt styles.