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Woman's skirt
Object Number 43-21-20/14857
Display Title Woman's skirt
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's skirt - modern; dyes aniline except purple from shells & blue probably from indigo, and light tan
Inventory Description Skirt, woven,white with multi-colored stripes, diamond design, fringed end
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Boruca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Materials Cotton fabric , Dye
Dimensions Overall: 151 × 90.3 × 0.2 cm (59 7/16 × 35 9/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 43-21-20/14857; Costa Rica:Boruca Indians, B9:98:F

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