Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20 Sep 2023
A Tonga woman's beaded apron
A Tonga woman's beaded apron
Zimbabwe
cloth with red, white and blue glass beads sewn as rows of aprons,
43cm x 73cm,
a Ndebele beaded wedding train, 112cm long, a Ndebele beaded panel, 23cm wide, two Kirdi girls' beaded aprons, with cowrie shells, one with geometric designs, 45cm wide and the other with animals and plants, 44cm wide, a Kirdi beaded purse, with cowrie shells, 21cm long and a South African glass bead and tube waist band, 79cm long. (7)
Provenance
Romy Rey Collection, London.