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1884.87.24

Leather fringed skirt. [FB 09/04/2015]

1884.87.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather fringed skirt. [FB 09/04/2015]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Unknown
Cultural groups
Nguni
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1878
Date collected
?Prior to 1878
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Dried
Dimensions
Length: max 400 mm rolled, Width: max 230 mm rolled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.87.24
Research and responses

?JG Wood 1870 Natural History of Man: Africa p39 [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Groin-cover, Skirt, Waist Ornament, Belt