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1998.26.5

Textile

1998.26.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Textile
Long description
.5 One of four Kuba textiles [.4 - .7] presumed to have been collected by Wilfred Thesiger, father of the donor between 1907 - 1909 [JC 4/3/99]. This cloth is currently framed but after photography will be transferred to the Textile Store where Conservation will un-frame it and store it more satisfactorily. This cloth is oblong and mainly self coloured. Removed from frame [HR 24/7/2006]
Cultural groups
Kuba
Person
Field collector Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger
PRM source Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
PRM source Alex Maitland
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1907 - 1909
Acquisition information
Donated: 1998
Materials and processes
Material Raffia Leaf Plant, Process Woven, Process Embroidered
Dimensions
Length: max 870 mm, Width: max 495 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1998.26.5

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