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1920.101.60

Barkcloth. It is dark brown in colour, dyed black on one side. It has a fine and dense texture. The surface has linear grooves from the beater. [AF [OPS move] 17/8/2017]

1920.101.60

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth. It is dark brown in colour, dyed black on one side. It has a fine and dense texture. The surface has linear grooves from the beater. [AF [OPS move] 17/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Western Region [Hoima, Kibale, Masindi districts] / Bunyoro-Kitara
Cultural groups
Nyoro
Person
Field collector John Roscoe
Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition
PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
1919
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Dyed, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Length: max 2060 mm, Width: max 1460 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.101.60
Research and responses

Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8

Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

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