Circulars art

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 Living in Style Exhibit

2006-10, womans apron

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

​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.
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