KwaZulu-Natal
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| Costume apron |
Apron cloth beaded worn by married Zulu woman from Msinga |
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| Apron worn by married Bhaca women of uMzimkhulu |
Apron towel of certain colours (yellow the colour of pumpkin, green is colour of pumpkin leaves and mealies (favourite food) and black for madumbes. Worn by married Bhaca woman to first fruit ceremonies (hence colour reference) in the uMzimkhulu area 1984. Ithawula. |
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| Apron heavily beaded worn by women from Amangwane married women, c1970-1980 |
Apron cloth with beaded edge. Worn by Amangwane married women as front aprons over their leather isidwaba in the Drakensberg area c1970-80 |
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| Apron heavily beaded worn by women from KwaMaphumulo |
Apron cloth heavily applied beading formed in rows atitched to cloth. Typical of Maphumulo Zulu c1980s |
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| Apron worn by married woman of the Mabaso clan of Msinga c1950-1960 |
Apron worn by married woman of the Mabaso clan of Msinga c1950-1960's "Itete" |
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| Apron cloth with wool croohet work edge and silk-thread fringe. Worn by young married woman or bride as a respecting apron from Mbangweni near Muden c1970 |
Apron cloth with wool crocthet and silk-thread fringe. Worn by young woman as a respecting apron from Mbangweni near Muden c1970. |
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| Apron worn by girls and married women of Southern Natal around Durban |
Apron with beaded cloth edge and single beads along sides. Possibly Southern Natal or Natal around Durban areas, c1900. Such cloths were worn by both girls and married women either as breast cover or as a cape/ shoulder cover (for reference see Marriannhill Mission photographs). |
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| Apron worn by engaged Khuze girl of Highflats, 1983 |
Apron front cloth with applicique and plastic beading. Worn as an apron by an engaged girl who is on a trial marriage visit to her future in-laws family. |
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| Apron black cloth with beading for engaged Bhaca women of Himeville, 1960-1980 |
Apron black cloth with beading. Worn by engaged girl. Dressed for trial marriage visit to future in-laws. Bhaca of Himeville 1960-1980. Umshashalazo (shashalazi(i, ii)- clear spot-pg. 733, Doke and Vilakazi Zulu-English Dictionary, 1948. |
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| Costume apron |
Apron pregnancy cloth beaded with large plastic beads and gilts buttons. worn by pregnant married Zulu woman form Nyuswa |
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| Costume apron |
Apron cloth applique worn by married woman over raditional dress from Ndwede |
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| Costume apron |
Apron cloth beaded from Umvoti area 1989, along with anklets |
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| Costume apron |
Apron Ulwembu of salampore cloth with large plastic beads and choklate eclair sweet in wrappers on front, worn by a girl coming of age ceremony (umemulo) |
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| Costume apron |
Two cloth apron wraps worn by a married woman in the Dendethu clan of Mandini |
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| Costume apron |
Apron beaded married women Mandini |
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| Costume apron |
Apron with applique work. worn by married women in the Ndwede |
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| Costume apron |
Apron cloth with beaded silk thread fringe in Msinga, worn by married women |
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| Costume apron |
Cloth with bib and decorated with applique. umasikhele. worn by married women over isidwaba in Msinga |
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| Costume apron |
Apron worn by a married women over isidwaba. from Msinga |
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| Costume apron |
Apron Ulwembu. salampore cloth beaded. worn by married women over other aprons over above the breast. Msinga |