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Bark cloth, pounded to thin and supple stage
Bark cloth, pounded to thin and supple stage
Object Number 2010.14.2
Display Title Bark cloth, pounded to thin and supple stage
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark cloth, plain, brown, sewn patches, some holes and stains
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Date 1997 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Materials Barkcloth
Dimensions Overall: 296.5 × 162.7 × 0.1 cm (116 3/4 × 64 1/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2010.14.2
Credit Line Gift of Molly Martin
Provenance
Previous owner Previously owned by Molly Martin (8/1997-8/23/2010)
Collector Janet McCord (-8/1997)
Donor Donated by Molly Martin (8/1997-8/23/2010)

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