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Maker:
Pondo artist  Search this
Medium:
Cloth, glass beads
Dimensions:
H x W: 95.9 × 132.7 cm (37 3/4 × 52 1/4 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
South Africa
Date:
Early 20th century
Description:
Cotton cloth with brown dyes and beading; worn as a wrap.
Provenance:
Greta Mannheim, collected South Africa, 1930s
Hanna Baer, (daughter), Bethesda, MD - to 1993
The Robbins Center, 1993 to 2014
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Topic:
Marriage  Search this
Female use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication in memory of Warren M. Robbins
Object number:
2014-32-63
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys701cc3183-3494-4c62-8122-dff7d73d93fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2014-32-63