Accession No
1950.681
Description
Semicircular cape with long rectangular lappets at each end. Decorated with sections of brown, white and green feathers mounted on beige cotton.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia
Period
Source
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1950.681
Cultural Affliation
Material
Feather; Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
1770mm x 500mm
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
Catalogue card: 'Said to come from Abyssinia on label but I have heard that H. Balfour ascribed these to Chinese living in S. Africa.'
Event Date 1950
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Feather shoulder cape with lappets.'
Event Date 1950
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Semi-circular cape decorated with brown, white and green feathers. The feathers are mounted on beige cotton. Both bands used to hold the cape in place are also decorated with feathers.
Event Date 15/6/2005
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Semicircular cape with long rectangular lappets at each end. Decorated with sections of brown, white and green feathers mounted on beige cotton.
Event Date 25/2/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:106010
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