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1940.7.043

Grass skirt. With braided rim along the top. A layer of darker brown grass on the exterior. [BH [OPS Move] 31/1/2017]

1940.7.043

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Collection type
Object
Description
Grass skirt. With braided rim along the top. A layer of darker brown grass on the exterior. [BH [OPS Move] 31/1/2017]
Cultural groups
Mangbetu
Bangwa
Person
Field collector Samuel Peach Powell
PRM source Samuel Peach Powell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant
Dimensions
Length: max 342 mm, Width: max 357 mm folded
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.043

Search terms: Clothing, Skirt

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