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Object Number
976-31-50/11973
Display Title
Gara cloth, deep purple with blue circular designs, 114 x 170 cm.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Textile, cotton blend(?) fabric, woven w/ dotted stripe, indigo w/ tie dye circ
Classification
- Textile
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sierra Leone
Additional Geographic Terms
Mende
Materials
Fabric, Indigo dye
Dimensions
Overall: 114 x 170 x 0.1 cm (44 7/8 x 66 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-31-50/11973
Provenance
Collector
Loretta Reinhardt
(ca. 1970)
Donor
Philip Dark
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