E0751: Apron, leather Fulani, Africa

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0751
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear
Marks/Labels:
Tag: "Leather apron worn by men of the Fulani tribe. The cowry shells on the leather strips were formerly used as money in the Sudan. The fulanis are not negroes. Their origin is a mystery. Certain historians class them as descendants of the Jews who settled in north Africa centuries go. Presented by missionary A.E. Gunderson from the Sudan mission"
Materials:
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
animal ➔ shell
Dimensions:
102.5 cm L
87 cm W
Source Locality:
Cameroon, Central African Republic
Description:
Apron made from main piece of leather wrapped around waist. Leather fringes sewn to piece with leather strip.