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Grass skirt - part of costume belonging with 50/2851
Grass skirt - part of costume belonging with 50/2851
Object Number 37-77-50/2856
Display Title Grass skirt - part of costume belonging with 50/2851
Descriptions
Inventory Description Grass skirt, folded, bundled vegetable fiber, bound w/ bark strips, broken into
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Grass, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 109 x 68 x 4.1 cm (42 15/16 x 26 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 37-77-50/2856
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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