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Object Number
991-5-50/12371
Display Title
Skirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Girl's skirt of loosely woven black cotton fabric; belt at waist decorated with red and green beads in small clusters. Bottom of skirt has large headed rectangles in green and red.
Inventory Description
Cotton skirt, loosely woven, green and red beads, fringe, breaded ties
Classification
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Inanda seminary
Materials
Cloth, Thread, String, Bead, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 56.5 x 21 x 5 cm (22 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-5-50/12371
Provenance
Collector
Minnie Carter
(1914 - 1959)
Donor
Margaret Warner
(1959 - 2/21/1991)
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