Women's ceremonial dance apron9 3/4 × 17 3/4 inches (24.8 × 45.1 cm)Cloth, cowrie shell, hemp, and glass beadsGift of Arnold and Joanne Syrop2001.048.0690The dance apron of rectangular shape with native cloth tie each end and cowrie shell and circular bead suspensions from the lower edge, the entire face of the apron covered with beadwork, the small glass beads in a horizontal fourteen row staggered zig-zag pattern in red, blue, yellow, and green colors strung on native hemp. Very fine example of classic style.Costume21431119375Cameroon