Wide Mounted Kirdi Nudity Apron - Beaded

Origin: Made in Cameroon  Composition: Gloss beads, cowrie shells, cotton fiber, and wood. Color: white, black, red. Dimension Apron: 24" x 7.5"  Overall : 23 x 28.5" Weight: App. 1 Lb.  Kirdi nudity aprons are known for hiding the feminine pubic region. For centuries, many cultures across Africa have used artifacts to hide genital regions. The diversity in the materials used for those artifacts ranged from a forged iron clamshell, woven cotton fiber, woven raffia, leather piece to the beaded apron.The beaded Kirdi Nudity Aprons are handmade within Northern Cameroon in the Mandara Mountainous region, close to the Nigerian border. Due to their proximity, people within the Mandara Mountainous Region share a similar tradition with other ethnic groups across the border. The term “Kirdi” means pagan and refers to ethnic groups from Mafa, Zulgo, Gemjek, Mahtal, Podoko, Massa, Kapsik, and more that did not convert to Islam within a predominantly Islamic region.Kirdi aprons are par