Lot Essay
Cf. Sieber, R., African Textiles and Decorative Arts, New York, 1972, for a similar apron in the University Museum, Philadelphia
Details
A BOTSWANA HIDE APRON, of bifurcated form, sewn all over with black and white beads, Tswana or Sotho
30cm. long
30cm. long
Provenance
Collected by a forebear of the present owner, believed to have been Alfred M Jackman, who served during the Zulu and Basutho Wars 1877-79