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1887.11.74

Ornamental skirt presented by hostess to each female guest at a memorial feast. Only worn in some areas.

1887.11.74

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ornamental skirt presented by hostess to each female guest at a memorial feast. Only worn in some areas.
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1886
Date collected
Before 1886
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Process Stitched, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Width: max 1720 mm, Height: max 670 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.11.74 Other numbers: 129
Research and responses

On the donor card it says 'The Nicobar collections came in two ways 1. via the University Museum transfer in 1886 and via General Pitt Rivers own collections ... Donations volume 1 pages 12 - 15 which lists those objects given by Man to the University Museum and then transferred to PRM in 1886; with retrospective numbers', all objects need to be carefully matched against entries and where uncertain both Objects PRM and the PR catalogue entries examined to ensure the right entry has been chosen [AP 2/9/99]

Search terms: Clothing, Ritual and Ceremonial, Dance, Death, Religion, Commemoration, Skirt

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