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Shoulder cloth (Dafing cloth)
Shoulder cloth (Dafing cloth)
Object Number 997-19-50/12592
Display Title Shoulder cloth (Dafing cloth)
Descriptions
Object Description Shoulder cloth (Dafing cloth), indigo tie-dyed woven strip-cloth constructed of seven strips; fringe
Inventory Description Cloth, woven cotton sewn strips, indigo with tie-dyed circular patterns, tassles
Classification
  • Fabric
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Marka
  • Dafing
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Burkina Faso
Materials Cotton, Cotton fabric
Dimensions Overall: 205 x 71.9 cm (80 11/16 x 28 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 997-19-50/12592
Credit Line Gift of Monni Adams
Provenance
Collector Marietta B. Joseph (7/3/78-8/31/78)
Donor Dr. Monni Adams (8/13/97)

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