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Object Number 973-42-50/11735
Display Title Cotton "jirbi", bought in market from importers, usually lowland Sharkilla trade
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Jirbi
Object Description Cotton "jirbi", bought in market from importers, usually lowland Sharkilla traders. Approx. $1.50 worth of cotton required to make a dress and the shawl (matalz) it is worn with.
Inventory Description Cotton in paper bag
Classification
  • Cotton
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972-1973
Culture
  • Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 25.8 x 23.2 x 10 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object [written on paper wrapper] 973-42-50/11735/ 4#/11735/ Bonnie

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