Three Kirdi aprons Cameroon beadwork

Three Kirdi aprons

Cameroon

beadwork, fibre, beads and buttons,

46cm the longest,

a Samburu / Turkana hide apron with metal beads, a Himba metal studded neckpiece, two Hausa leather pouches, a Nigerian horse hair, cloth and bead neckpiece and a Kirdi cloth shirt with embroidered panels with buttons and beads. (11)

Provenance

The David Morris Collection.

Kirdi aprons - Jean-Michel Huguenin, Paris, May 1994.

Samburu / Turkana apron - African Escape, Portobello, May 1994.

Himba neckpiece - Ian Auld, London, September 1994.