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Object Number
2017.6.1
Display Title
Large cloth made of barkcloth strips
Descriptions
Object Description
Large cloth made of strips of painted barkcloth alternating with strips of dark brown barkcloth with embroidered elements, framed
Inventory Description
Cloth, sewn together barkcloth strips, black, tan, geometric patterns
Classification
- Bark cloth
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 1940's - 1950's or earlier
Culture
- Mbuti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Belgian Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Ituri Forest
Dimensions
Overall: 151.1303 × 144.7803 × 1.27 cm (59 1/2 × 57 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.6.1
Credit Line
Gift of Christie McDonald in honor of Anne Eisner (Putnam)
Provenance
Collector
Anne Eisner Putnam
(late 1940's-1950's)
Owner
Dr. Christie McDonald
(-5/16/2017)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Christie McDonald
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