Ndebele Isithimba Apron
Isithimba Apron
Type: Married Woman's Apron
Exhibits: Cycle of Life
Tribes: Mpumalanga, Ndebele people
Location: South Africa
Period: 20th Century
Materials: Beads, Leather
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H:
50.00cm
Width:
60.00cm
SKU:
3046 To indicate her married status, the Ndebele woman owns three kinds of aprons: two front aprons: liphotho and Ijogolo; and isithimba a back apron. The liphotho - has two side panels bordering a row of beaded fringes (which I do not have), the ijogolo - a five paneled apron, and this isithimba - a back apron.
