Traditional African clothing starts with the minimum required to fulfill norms of modesty -- the attire of youth is the beaded cache-sexe, the small apron-like garment that covers a woman’s pubic region. On very special occasions, tops or chest ornaments were added to the minimal attire worn by young girls. Among the Ndebele peoples of the Northern Transvaal region of South Africa, it is the women who create distinctive and beautiful beadwork and mural paintings. Their designs tend to compact forms, primarily geometric, but may include modern objects or symbols.