A two-panel beaded goatskin apron worn by married women. This is a less formal style than the Jocolo (also shown in this Collection). It has knotted and beaded fringes separating the 2 beaded panels. Old ones like this have a leather base, but later ones used canvas. More recently plastic is being used and the geometrical design has been cut from colored electrical tape rather than glass seed beads. For more information see the book "Ndebele Images" by Natalie Knight and Suzanne Prubatsch.
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