skirt for young woman

skirt for young woman
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Culture
Zulu people
Creation date
Collection
African
Materials
leather, glass beads, sinew
Dimensions
26 3/4 x 5 x 1 1/4 in.
Not Currently On View
Credit line
The Ballard Fund
Accession number
2007.2
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This skirt was collected over a century ago by Thomas Kermode, an Australian soldier serving in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1901. The high quality of the beaded leather fringes suggest that the skirt may have been worn by a royal maiden. Many of the glass beads are missing.

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