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Object Number 34-28-50/232
Display Title "Tilla", fancy straw parasol
Descriptions
Object Description "Tilla", fancy straw parasol
Inventory Description Parasol, woven fiber circle with wood supports and separate handle, cotton rim.
Classification
  • Parasol
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gurage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia
Dimensions Overall: 88 x 10.5 x 2 cm (34 5/8 x 4 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 34-28-50/232

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