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Object Number
998-18-50/12840
Display Title
Woman's skirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's four-panel skirt of natural raffia ground with red repeating geometric pattern applique; coarse feel; all edges finished; holes
Inventory Description
Fabric, finely woven vegetable fiber, sewn edges, natural withbrn geo applique
Classification
- Fabric
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Kuba
- Kete
- Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasai Occidental
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Raffia
Dimensions
Overall: 75.5 x 245.2 x 0.8 cm (29 3/4 x 96 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-18-50/12840
Credit Line
Dr. and Mrs. Peter and Melanie Kilmarx
Provenance
Collector
Melanie Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/1998)
Collector
Peter Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/98)
Donor
Melanie Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/1998)
Donor
Peter Kilmarx
(1984-1987 - 10/6/98)
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