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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