Dance costume made of plaited plant fibre matting decorated with bundles of split leaf with rosettes around the neckline. [FB 04/12/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dance costume made of plaited plant fibre matting decorated with bundles of split leaf with rosettes around the neckline. [FB 04/12/2014]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Niger River
Cultural groups: Nupe
Person: Field collector Harold S.W. Edwardes; PRM source Harold S.W. Edwardes
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Donated: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Plant Leaf, Material Pigment, Process Tied, Process Plaited, Process Split, Process Knotted, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length: max 1240 mm, Width: max 820 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1939.4.32.1

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