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1955.12.17

Barkcloth garment with a strap worn like a toga. [ZM 10/3/2005]

1955.12.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth garment with a strap worn like a toga. [ZM 10/3/2005]
Long description
Barkcloth garment with a strap to go over the shoulder. Three pieces stitched together with plant fibre yarn. In three sections that have been stitched together, the middle one dark brown the other two lighter brown. Folded at one end with two triangular protrusions sewn together to form a strap. [ILL [OPS move] 24/8/2017]
Cultural groups
Nkole
Hima
Person
Field collector William Brindley Helean
PRM source William Brindley Helean
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1955
Date collected
By 1955
Acquisition information
Donated: 1955
Materials and processes
Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Process Stitched, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Length: max 1180 mm, Width: max 1040 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1955.12.17

Search terms: Clothing, Barkcloth, Status, Religion, Ornament, Shoulder Ornament