petticoat;
skirt
- Museum number
- Af,+.4712
- Description
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Petticoat (skirt) made of black cord, frayed at the ends.
- Production date
- 1880s (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 32 centimetres
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Width: 30 centimetres
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Depth: 3 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Slip refers to Af,+.4710 to 4712: "Three petticoats of different colours, worn one over the other. Bangala (Ibollo) on the Congo. 1.25 degree north".
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1890
- Acquisition notes
- Af,+.4705 to 4715 were given by A W Franks on 2 June 1890. He had acquired them all from Major Parminter, who had recently collected them in the Congo. The slips give precise records of their find spots.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af,+.4712
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Af1890C2.4712 (old CDMS no.)