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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  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

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

Extended information about this artwork

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