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Object Number
976-31-50/11971
Display Title
Complete costume of nubian girl, consists of many leather strips attached to str
Descriptions
Object Description
Complete costume of nubian girl, consists of many leather strips attached to string waistband. Decorated with cowrie shells and red and blue beads. Length: 39 cm
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: 45 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm (17 11/16 x 2 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-31-50/11971
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