Apron
Indigenous women have woven European glass beads for at least 200 years, replacing those made from shell, fired clay and greenstone. They consider glass beads as valuable icons of influence and trade. Beaded body adornment epitomize their values of beauty and attractiveness, and was an aid to marriage.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 55/1960/2
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Collection Area Region
- South America
- Material
- glass | vegetable fibre | seed pods | |
- Common Name
- apron
- Simple Name
- apron
- Production Town
- Production Country
- Guyana
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
- 1960
