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Object Number
969-39-50/11298
Display Title
Openwork apron formed of strings of coral beads attached to a cloth band
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Apron, woven cotton band with hanging red woven beading
Classification
- Apron
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Benin
Materials
Cotton, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 41 x 3 cm (24 x 16 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
969-39-50/11298
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay, 1969
Provenance
Collector
British Punitive Force
(02/1897)
Previous owner
Previously owned by
A.R. Wright
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Beasley
(10/31/1933)
Seller
John Wise
Donor
Donated by
Landon T. Clay
(10/09/1969)
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