Ndebele Ijogolo apron

Ijogolo
Type: Bridal Apron
Exhibits: Cycle of Life
Tribes: Mpumalanga, Ndebele people
Location: South Africa
Period: 20th Century
Materials: Beads, Leather
Price: Contact Us
H: 
40.00cm
Width: 
64.00cm
SKU: 
3044

Married Ndebele women wear either a lipothu or an ijogolo on special occasions. In the past, the Lipothu was worn on daily basis and the ijogolo was worn after the birth of the first child, signifying the woman's status as mother rather than wife, or was reserved for special occasions, like the return to the family of newly initiated young men. 

Ndebele Ijogolo apron