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Object Number
976-31-50/11970
Display Title
Nubian boy's dress, consists of many leather strings attached to thin, braided w
Descriptions
Object Description
Nubian boy's dress, consists of many leather strings attached to thin, braided waistband. Decorated with cowrie shells and blue beads. Length: 33cm
Inventory Description
Skirt, thin leather fringe, braided veg fiber waistband, cowrie/glass bead deco
Classification
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia
Materials
Leather, Vegetable fiber, Glass, Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 39.5 x 5.4 x 5.1 cm (15 9/16 x 2 1/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-31-50/11970
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