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Wedding Ensemble for a Groom (Umyeni)

A work made of cotton cloth, glass beads, mother of pearl beads, thread, leather, wool, and metal.

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  • A work made of cotton cloth, glass beads, mother of pearl beads, thread, leather, wool, and metal.

Date:

1950s

Artist:

Thembu
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa

About this artwork

See 1998.518.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Thembu

Title

Wedding Ensemble for a Groom (Umyeni)

Place

South Africa (Object made in)

Date

1950–1959

Medium

Cotton cloth, glass beads, mother of pearl beads, thread, leather, wool, and metal

Dimensions

Skirt: H.: 65.5 cm (25 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Woman's Board of The Art Institute of Chicago; partial gift of Axis Gallery (Gary Van Wyk and Lisa Brittan)

Reference Number

1998.519

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