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bag(?)

Object Type
Museum number: Af.8690
Description: Woven bag? (with fringe) made of cotton with diamond-shaped patterns in magenta.
Production ethnic group
Production date: 19thC(late)
Production place: Made in: Loango (?)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Loango (?)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 35 centimetres (including fringe); Width: 26 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Condition: Fair - some thinning and loss of pattern.
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1872 (28 October)
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af.8690
Additional IDs: CDMS number: Af1872C1.8690 (old CDMS no.)