Child's 'Lighabi' Skirt - Ndebele People, South Africa
Child's 'Lighabi' Skirt - Ndebele People, South Africa
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Child's 'Lighabi' Skirt - Ndebele People, South Africa

$95.00
Child's 'Lighabi' Skirt

Material: Leather, beads and thread

People: Ndebele

Country: South Africa

Description: The Ndebele reflect and record the development of the entire life of both a woman and man, from birth through childhood, pubescence, adulthood, marriage, childbearing and to maturity through appropriate forms of beadwork. When a child is born, it is equipped with a single strand of beads, known as an 'umucu.' Next in the bead cycle is the 'lighabi,' a loin apron hung with beaded tassels and worn like an elaborate fig leaf. It is replaced by larger versions as the child grows towards puberty.

Dimensions: 4 1/2" height x 4 1/4" width

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