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Beaded apron [wayuco (Arawak)]
Guyanese women created a new style of apron using European beads. This replaced aprons of barkcloth and seeds. Aprons were among a woman’s most prized possessions. The size of the apron varied with the age of the wearer – young girls wore small aprons, women larger ones, such as this example. In this section
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