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Painted bark cloth costume, top and pants bound together with fiber; staining in groin area; pigment faded and worn. Minor age, some signs of patination but very little.
Painted bark cloth costume, top and pants bound together with fiber; staining in groin area; pigment faded and worn. Minor age, some signs of patination but very little.
Object Number 2011.18.15
Display Title Painted bark cloth costume, top and pants bound together with fiber; staining in groin area; pigment faded and worn. Minor age, some signs of patination but very little.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Barkcloth, shirt and pants sewn together, black, red, tan geometric designs, twisted cordage sewing
Classification
  • Costume
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Barkcloth Pigment Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 127.0003 x 45.7201 cm (50 x 18 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.18.15
Credit Line Bequest of William "Greg" LaChapelle
Provenance
Collector William Gregory LaChapelle
Donor William Gregory LaChapelle

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