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Object Number
995-31-50/12567
Display Title
Dance bra
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance bra of knotted cordage harness joining two breast-cups of seedpods of baobob tree? Matching mask 995-31-50/12565
Inventory Description
Bra, woven veg fiber string, gourd cups, sewn cowries and glass bead fringe deco
Classification
- Costume
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960 or earlier
Culture
- Dogon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Mali
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 31.5 x 24.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-31-50/12567
Provenance
Collector
Allen C. Davis
(4/60 - 12/28/95)
Donor
Allen C. Davis
(4/60 - 12/28/95)
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