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Object Number
998-18-50/12839
Display Title
Man's skirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's skirt; center section resist-dyed red; checkerboard border on long sides, consisting of three rows of alternating natural and dark brown rectangles, and resist-dyed edging with cut pile pompoms. Worn, stained, torn, faded, holes
Inventory Description
Textile, finely woven vegetable fiber, red brown, patchwork border, pompoms
Classification
- Textile
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: 723.2 x 82.5 x 0.3 cm (284 3/4 x 32 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-18-50/12839
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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