Bark cloth skirt

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Object Number 2006.38.6

Display Title Bark cloth skirt

Descriptions

Object Description Bark cloth skirt, four panels; light brown ground with all-over pattern of dark brown rectangles with diamonds, triangles, dots, arcs, one flower

Inventory Description Skirt, bark cloth, natural ground, brown geometric, dot designs

Classification

Skirt

Department Ethnographic

Date 1984-1995 or earlier

Culture

Mbuti

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Zaire

Additional Geographic Terms Ituri Forest

Materials Fiber, Barkcloth, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 68 x 50 cm (26 3/4 x 19 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 2006.38.6, 9

Credit Line In memory of Diane Dixon-Daniel, gift of Renee Bertrand

Provenance

Collector Diane Dixon (1984-1995)

Collector Lavi Daniel (1984-1995)

Donor Renee C. Bertrand (12/11/06)

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