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Skirt
Object Number 990-5-50/12231
Display Title Skirt
Descriptions
Object Description Skirt.
Inventory Description Apron, woven fiber belt, twisted fiber straps, hanging loose fiber fringe
Classification
  • Apron
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tutsi?
  • Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda / Butare
Materials Fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 43.5 x 38.8 x 0.6 cm (17 1/8 x 15 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-5-50/12231
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)

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