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Grass skirt - worn in front, tying behind and worn only when dancing
Grass skirt - worn in front, tying behind and worn only when dancing
Object Number 37-32-50/2423
Display Title Grass skirt - worn in front, tying behind and worn only when dancing
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt, fiber band with hanging fiber strands, 2-toned, braided ties, coiled
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 6.7 x 6.3 cm (11 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2423

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