Accession No
1982.2901 B
Description
Rectangular lower cloth from a set of women's clothing. Made from strip woven purple cotton fabric with narrow, light blue stripes. There are rows of holes at regular intervals that run perpendicular to the stripes.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Southern Nigeria
Period
Source
Duffus, William Algernon Holwell (Sir) [field collector]; Duffus, Helen (Lady) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1982.2901 B
Cultural Affliation
Yoruba
Material
Cloth; Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
2050mm x 990mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1982.2901 A-C: 'Set of woman's clothing'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Sir William Duffus, approx 1964.
Event Date 1964
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1982.2901 A-B: 'Rectangular purple and black strip woven upper and lower cloths with blue stripes. Cotton. There are rows of holes at regular intervals.'
Event Date 18/5/2005
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular lower cloth from a set of women's clothing. Made from strip woven purple cotton fabric with narrow, light blue stripes. There are rows of holes at regular intervals that run perpendicular to the stripes.
Event Date 25/10/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:299927
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