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Skirt
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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