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apron
Object Type
apron
Museum number
Af1936,0316.28
Description
Man's apron made of skin (cattle, with hair).
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Zulu
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Manzibovu
Materials
cow skin
cow hair
Dimensions
Height:
31 centimetres
Width:
34 centimetres
Depth:
8.50 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Major Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton
Donated by:
Miss Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Acquisition date
1936
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1936,0316.28
Conservation
Treatment
: 15 Feb 2017