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Woman’s apron (jocolo)

Made By unrecorded Ndebele artist (South Africa)
Creation placeSouth Africa, Africa
CultureSouth Africa
Dateprobably 1920s or 1930s
Mediumbeads, leather, thread
Dimensions28 × 24 in. (71.1 × 61 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AFRICAN
Credit LineGift of Herbert M. Cole, Class of 1957, and Shelley Cole
Object numberM.2025.32.7
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