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Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
$3,961.95per set
£2,972.19per set
€3,335per set
CA$5,485.61per set
A$5,961.91per set
CHF 3,195.04per set
MX$72,388.22per set
NOK 40,111.80per set
SEK 37,197.60per set
DKK 25,406.51per set
About the Item
Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad was built up of intricately layered banana leaves. Worn on special occasions, egbe were affixed to the lower back by a girdle which would maintain a fiber extension into the hollow near the base of the spine. What an early witness to these ornaments described as "a little apron of doubtful effect" was in fact not so much meant to cover the women's buttocks but rather to echo elegantly the shape of the distinctive Mangbetu halo-shaped hairdo, an elaborate conical construction that expended at the back of the head. Banana leaves and raffia cordage.
Measures: Between 17 x 8 x 3 and 34.5 x 23.5 x 7.
- Dimensions:Height: 13.59 in (34.5 cm)Width: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 2.96 in (7.5 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 7
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- Date of Manufacture:Unknown
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages.
- Seller Location:Leuven , BE
- Reference Number:Seller: 1318/13841stDibs: LU3301118355042
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