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1950.4.92

Dance costume worn over the head, body & thighs

1950.4.92

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dance costume worn over the head, body & thighs
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
c.20 miles Southwest of Jos Plateau
Cultural groups
Nungu
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
circa 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 1950
Materials and processes
Material String
Object numbers
Accession number: 1950.4.92
Research and responses

Bauchi Plateau is now known as the Jos Plateau. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [CF 3/7/2000]

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