apron;
costume
- Museum number
- Af1934,1207.6
- Description
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Woman's apron, woman's costume (part of); made of barkcloth; four sections of barkcloth, alternating light and dark, sewn together with vegetable fibre; bottom edge folded up and sewn with vegetable fibre.
- Dimensions
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Length: 44 centimetres
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Width: 116 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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See Ethdoc 248 - List of curios - which notes that 'The back piece is the big one and is worn pleated together [with the front piece]'
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Written on label attached: "Woman's complete dress consisting of 1 skin head cover 'BOAR' [Af1934,1207.3] 1 girdle 'SINGAR' [Af1934,1207.4] 1 front piece 'ALLOURT' [Af1934,1207.5] 1 back piece 'DOOM' [Af1934,1207.6]. The back piece is the big one and is worn pleated together."
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1934
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1934,1207.6
