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Object Number
988-18-50/12506
Display Title
Shirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Shirt of natural cotton strip cloth; purple and orange cotton embroidery in geometric pattern on chest and back; side pockets; short sleeves. Made for tourist trade. Stained.
Inventory Description
Woven cotton shirt with purple and red embroidered decoration on front and back.
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Senufo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Cotton fabric, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 65.5 x 93 cm (25 13/16 x 36 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12506
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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