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Raffia fringe skirt, approx. 35.5" x 12"
Raffia fringe skirt, approx. 35.5" x 12"
Object Number 65-3-50/10691
Display Title Raffia fringe skirt, approx. 35.5" x 12"
Descriptions
Object Description Raffia fringe skirt, approx. 35.5" x 12"
Inventory Description Skirt, rolled, vegetable fiber fringe and braided band, traces of red pigment
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, central: Belgian Congo; Stanley Pool; Leopoldville, near
Materials Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 90.17 x 30.48 cm (35 1/2 x 12 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-3-50/10691

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