Ngwane
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Wedding Cape (Isibheklane)
INV-1469
Ngwane
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africac. 1950/60
Wedding Cape (Isibheklane)
Ngwane KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa →kwazulu natalArts of Africadrakensbergngwanatextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
c. 1950/60
Medium
Eleven layers of cotton, polyester, and rayon, plain weaves; some fulled; some embroidered with cotton in laid work and couching; all beaded with cotton, polyolefin, plastic, and glass beads; embellished with brass buttons and cotton cords
Dimensions
94.4 × 86.3 cm (37 1/8 × 34 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Hugh Leander and Mary Trumbull Adams Memorial Endowment
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