COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
BCM_.2001.1.30
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BCM_.2001.1.30
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Description:
Rectangular female apron of very small cylinder disk and barrel-shape glass beads strung on brown-dyed cotton cord; pattern of seven horizontal rows of different color squares, each square with its own interior pattern in contrasting bead colors; beads red, light blue, green, orange, black and white; interior designs of stripes, X's, triangles, H's, crosses and small squares; bottom fringe of 40 cowrie shell dangles tied on cord with double row of barrel-shape blue beads; top binding extends as twisted waist tie at each end.
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Rectangular female apron of very small cylinder disk and barrel-shape glass beads strung on brown-dyed cotton cord; pattern of seven horizontal rows of different color squares, each square with its own interior pattern in contrasting bead colors; beads red, light blue, green, orange, black and white; interior designs of stripes, X's, triangles, H's, crosses and small squares; bottom fringe of 40 cowrie shell dangles tied on cord with double row of barrel-shape blue beads; top binding extends as twisted waist tie at each end.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Kirdi, Cameroon or Chad
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Kirdi, Cameroon or Chad
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Bead Apron
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Bead Apron
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2000
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2000
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Glass, shell (cowrie), cotton
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Glass, shell (cowrie), cotton
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Beadwork
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Beadwork
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Cameroon, Chad, Africa
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Cameroon, Chad, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 7 1/2"; length: 19"
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Height: 7 1/2"; length: 19"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2001.1.30
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2001.1.30
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
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Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
A dance apron or skirt worn by Kirdi women at festivals. The best aprons are made by and commissioned from skilled bead workers. The aprons are meant to attract attention as well as to protect the wearer from bad luck. They are similar to the traditional bead cache sexe woven by Kindi women as a pubic covering. The Cameroon government now requires women to wear skirts, but cache sexe are still worn by some older women in mountain villages. The cache sexe are usually triangular with metal additions.
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A dance apron or skirt worn by Kirdi women at festivals. The best aprons are made by and commissioned from skilled bead workers. The aprons are meant to attract attention as well as to protect the wearer from bad luck. They are similar to the traditional bead cache sexe woven by Kindi women as a pubic covering. The Cameroon government now requires women to wear skirts, but cache sexe are still worn by some older women in mountain villages. The cache sexe are usually triangular with metal additions.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.2001-1-30.tif
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BCM_.2001-1-30.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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