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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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