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Red raffia fringe skirt, approx. 15" x 30"
Red raffia fringe skirt, approx. 15" x 30"
Object Number 65-3-50/10692
Display Title Red raffia fringe skirt, approx. 15" x 30"
Descriptions
Object Description Red raffia fringe skirt, approx. 15" x 30"
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: 38.1 x 76.2 cm (15 x 30 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-3-50/10692

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