Ndebele
Married Woman’s Blanket Cape (Ngurara)
Ndebele, 1900-1966
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Ndebele
Married Woman’s Blanket Cape (Ngurara)
Ndebele, 1900-1966
Physical Qualities
Wool, dyes, glass beads, cotton thread, cotton twill tape, 44 1/8 x 65 3/4 in. (112 x 167 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Natalie Fitz-Gerald, New York
Object Number
1991.347
Maroon, yellow, blue, red, green stripes on blanket. Strips of white beads sewn on. Some strips have open rectangle design. One strip with open work has border of alternating red or blue beads. Central strip has design of 2 rectangles outlined in black with 3 short horizontal lines next to them. Occasional color bead found among white beads.
Frederick J. Lamp, The Baltimore Museum of Art October, "Ndebele Beadwork: High Culture on the Run, Oct. 2, 1990 - January 13, 1991.
