- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Women's clothing: knee fringe made from split plant fibre.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Yagua
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1923
- Date collected
- By 1923
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1923
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Tied, Process Split
- Dimensions
- Width: max 150 mm, Length: max 260 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.88.356.2
Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Clothing Footgear, Legging, Leg Ornament
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