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Hausa or Yoruba outfit top; minor staining throughout; signs of machine stitching
Hausa or Yoruba outfit top; minor staining throughout; signs of machine stitching
Object Number 2011.18.17.1
Display Title Hausa or Yoruba outfit top; minor staining throughout; signs of machine stitching
Descriptions
Inventory Description Robe, cotton tan, blue, black stripe, gold emroidery, staining
Classification
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yoruba?
  • Hausa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria?
Materials Cotton Dye
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.18.17.1
Credit Line Bequest of William "Greg" LaChapelle
Provenance
Collector William Gregory LaChapelle
Donor William Gregory LaChapelle

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