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Object Number
973-42-50/11760
Display Title
Handspun, handloomed white cotton garment, with woven blue border at hem. Set-i
Descriptions
Object Description
Handspun, handloomed white cotton garment, with woven blue border at hem. Set-in sleeves, gathered at waist. Made by collector for her own use, under supervision of native weaver.
Inventory Description
Dress, woven cotton, white, blue band at hem, short sleeve, gathered waist w/ ti
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972-1973
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Ethiopia
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Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru
Materials
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 129.5 x 79 x 1.5 cm (51 x 31 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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