Accession No
MN0343.2
Description
Flyer or business leaflet by the manufacturers Suntan company, Tanzania, 'SUNTAN/ THE ORIGINAL Masai Shuka'
Place
Africa; East Africa; Tanzania
Period
21st century
Source
Nangiria, Samuel [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0343.2
Cultural Affliation
Maasai
Material
Cotton
Local Term
Shuka
Measurements
135mm x 195mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
MN0343.2 Manufactured by Suntan, Tanzania
Event Date 6/1/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Description (Physical description)
Flyer or business leaflet by the manufacturers Suntan company, Tanzania, 'SUNTAN THE ORIGINAL Masai Shuka/ size 57" x 77" (145 x 196cm)/ SUNFLAG (T) LTD/ P.P.Box 3123, ARUSHA- TANZANIA/ TEL: 027 2549268/ 2549270/ FAX: 027 2549335/ E-mail`; sunflag@sunflag-tz-com'
Also includes washing instructions.
Event Date 6/5/2025
Author: rachel hand
Context (Field collection)
Blanket gifted to Mark Elliott by Samuel Nangiria during the Maasai visit to MAA, September, 2024. Samuel is seeking confirmation of MAA's support to provenance the otakaar and link to a project of reconciliation and healing already established in The Maasai Living Cultures Project (2023), a collaboration between the Pitt Rivers Museum and Maasai community leaders, with the process led by InsightShare
Event Date 6/5/2025
Author: rachel hand
FM:326855
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