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Object Number
998-18-50/12841
Display Title
Woman's embroidered skirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's natural colored raffia skirt with dark brown embroidered geometric designs, some interlocking. This garment is composed of old and newer segments pieced together; it is of an unusual length for a woman's festival skirt. Worn, stained, discolored, holes, geometric patches; finished edges and curved end with machine stitching
Inventory Description
Fabric, finely woven veg fiber, natural w/brn stitched geo design, sewn panels
Classification
- Fabric
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Kuba
- Kuba
- Kete
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasai Occidental
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Raffia
Dimensions
Overall: 565 x 80.5 x 0.8 cm (222 7/16 x 31 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-18-50/12841
Credit Line
Dr. and Mrs. Peter and Melanie Kilmarx
Provenance
Collector
Peter Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/98)
Collector
Melanie Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/1998)
Donor
Peter Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/98)
Donor
Melanie Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/1998)
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