Accession No

Z 16879 E


Description

Sub-rectangular, dark reddish-brown piece of barkcloth with black patterning on one side. The pattern in the centre consist of vertical zigzag lines, framed by straight lines that form concentric rectangles.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Malawi


Period


Source

?Werner (Miss)


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 16879 E


Cultural Affliation

Yao [WaYao]


Material

Barkcloth


Local Term


Measurements

1630mm x 2070mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for Z 16879 [A-G]: 'Seven pieces of barkcloth'
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Description (Physical description)
Piece of barkcloth.

Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'The Proper Study of Mankind: Great Anthropological Collections in Cambridge' (known at MAA as the 'Centenary Exhibition') at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 12 March - 06 May 1984.
Event Date 12/3/1984
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
M. Backhouse: 'Dark brown piece with patterning on one side. The major designs in the centre consist wholly of vertical zigzagging lines. The whole is framed by straight lines forming concentric rectangles.'
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Sub-rectangular, dark reddish-brown piece of barkcloth with black patterning on one side. The pattern in the centre consist of vertical zigzag lines, framed by straight lines that form concentric rectangles.
Event Date 6/12/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:280870

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