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Abyssinian womans' skirt
Abyssinian womans' skirt
Object Number 86-9-50/49928
Display Title Abyssinian womans' skirt
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's skirt
Inventory Description Leather fringed skirt, sewn shell/glass bead deco, no ties, brittle, fragments
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia
Materials Leather, Glass, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 60.9 x 40 x 0.6 cm (24 x 15 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1 bag
Label on object 49928
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1886)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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