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Object Number 998-25-50/12956
Display Title Man's tunic
Descriptions
Object Description Man's tunic of blue and white hand-spun, hand-dyed indigo and undyed cotton weft; z-spun single warps and wefts; weaving imperfections, fiber fuzz; oil staining
Inventory Description Robe, woven cotton, blue/cream stripes, stained, stitched front, folded
Classification
  • Robe
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920-1924 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 75.5 x 35 x 6.4 cm (29 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 998-25-50/12956
Credit Line Gift of Bertram J. and Ruth S. Malenka
Provenance
Collector Harold E. Manley (1920-1924)
Donor Bertram J. Malenka (1960 ca. - 12/24/98)

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