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Man's tunic
Object Number 998-25-50/12957
Display Title Man's tunic
Descriptions
Object Description Man's tunic of blue, brown and indigo; 2-ply warp and weft machine-spun yarns; could be hand-dyed brown and light blue (also light blue weft); indigo probably naturally dyed
Inventory Description Tunic, brown, blue, white stripes, woven cotton, blue/white cotton lining at n
Classification
  • Outerwear
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920-1924 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 126 x 41 x 2.4 cm (49 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 998-25-50/12957
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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