Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 216
Three Kirdi aprons Cameroon beadwork
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £420
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Description
Three Kirdi aprons
Cameroon
beadwork, fibre, beads and buttons,
46cm the longest,
a Samburu / Turkana hide apron with metal beads, a Himba metal studded neckpiece, two Hausa leather pouches, a Nigerian horse hair, cloth and bead neckpiece and a Kirdi cloth shirt with embroidered panels with buttons and beads. (11)
Provenance
The David Morris Collection.
Kirdi aprons - Jean-Michel Huguenin, Paris, May 1994.
Samburu / Turkana apron - African Escape, Portobello, May 1994.
Himba neckpiece - Ian Auld, London, September 1994.