Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bead Apron
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AMICA ID:
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BCM_.2001.1.30
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Nationality:
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African
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Kirdi, Cameroon or Chad
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Title:
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Bead Apron
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View:
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Full view
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Creation Date:
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20th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1900
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Creation End Date:
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2000
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Materials and Techniques:
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Glass, shell (cowrie), cotton
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Classification Term:
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Beadwork
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Creation Place:
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Cameroon, Chad, Africa
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Dimensions:
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Height: 7 1/2"; length: 19"
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AMICA Contributor:
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Owner Location:
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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2001.1.30
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Credit Line:
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Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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BCM_.2001-1-30.tif
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