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Wedding Day Cape (Isikoti)

Date1960s
Associated withAfrica
MediumCloth, glass beads, yarn, brass buttons
Dimensions35 x 29 in. (88.9 x 73.7 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Kenneth and Ellen Chance
Object number2001.8
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceMade in 1960s for Kafogo Mazibuko, Euculwane, South Africa; purchased by Frank Jolles, South Africa, 1996; sold to NCMA 2001.
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