textile
- Museum number
- Af1979,01.4684
- Description
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Textile made of bark fibre hand sewn together in several sections. The textile has an intricate patchwork effect which combines the patches and has small decorative openings in the lower sections. The design uses natural and dyed mid and dark brown shades.
- Production date
- 19thC(late) (?)
- Dimensions
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Length: 136 centimetres
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Width: 44 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Poor; damaged.
- Acquisition notes
- Found unregistered in collections. Initially entered in Q-Register in 1974; subsequently re-numbered as part of Af1979,01 (combined "Found Unregistered") collection in 1994. Means of acquisition uncertain, but seemingly connected with Emil Torday. Old Ethno. Dept. labels "Unregistered. Torday. (Bushongo?)" and "Bushongo, 190.. Ty".
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1979,01.4684
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Af1974,Q.267 (previously registered as)