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Object Number
35-31-50/1149
Display Title
Raffia fibre skirt - widow's (libui li biyik)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Skirt, woven fiber band with trailing fiber fringe
Classification
- Raw Material
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 43 x 3.5 cm (17 11/16 x 16 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-31-50/1148 | Raffia fibre skirt (libui li bujik) |
Raw Material
Shirt |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3022 | Widow's grass (raffia) skirt |
Skirt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1150 | Widow's mourning "cap" of woven fibre (nwo lep) |
Headband
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1151 | Widow's belt of fibre (Nkar lep) |
Belt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1297 | Raffia fibre skirt |
Skirt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1296 | Raffia fibre skirt |
Skirt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3086.1 | Widow's girdle and belt of plantain fibers |
Belt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 65-3-50/10688 | Raffia fringe skirt, approx. 35" x 12" |
Skirt
|
Zaire
| |
| 65-3-50/10692 | Red raffia fringe skirt, approx. 15" x 30" |
Skirt
|
Zaire
| |
| 65-3-50/10691 | Raffia fringe skirt, approx. 35.5" x 12" |
Skirt
|
Zaire
| |
| 65-3-50/10690 | Raffia fringe skirt, 35" x 11" |
Skirt
|
Zaire
| |
| 65-3-50/10689 | Raffia fringe skirt, approx. 33" x 10.5" |
Skirt
|
Zaire
|