Piece of white cotton cloth, pleated, stitched and tied ready for resist dyeing in indigo. One of two similar pieces, for the other see 2018.37.183. [AF [EFCF project] 13/8/2019]

Collection type: Object
Description: Piece of white cotton cloth, pleated, stitched and tied ready for resist dyeing in indigo. One of two similar pieces, for the other see 2018.37.183. [AF [EFCF project] 13/8/2019]
Geographical reference: Gambia
Africa > Western Africa > Gambia
Person: Maker Mbamba; Field collector Jenny Balfour-Paul; PRM source Jenny Balfour-Paul
Date
Date collected: 1997
Acquisition information: Donated: 03/03/2016
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Tied, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Length x Width 280 x 140 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2018.37.182 Other numbers: Ga2
Research and responses: The Jenny Balfour-Paul collection [2018.37] was extensively researched and studied as part of the Multaka Oxford Project. The Multaka Oxford project is an inclusive volunteering programme using the collections as a springboard for intercultural dialogue about cultural heritage delivered jointly by the Pitt Rivers Museum and the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford. Any inout from Multaka volunteers have been included as project notes on the database records for specific objects. [FB 26/1/2021]

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