Collector: Jean Colvin / Culture or time period: Tanzanian cultures / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cape, accession number 5-15436, described as Cape: man’s, ochre-colored cotton with cordage fringe across entire top, ca 30 cm in length; metal zipper ornamentation sewed to bottom center of cape. Length ca 126 cm. Width ca 161 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 5-15430, described as Skirt: leather, with leather strip fringes, two with glass and brass bead adornment; gored. Married woman’s skirt for daily wear. L ca 58.0 cm (excluding fringes). Width (at waist) ca 37.0 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 5-15459, described as Skirt ("hanangwend") section. Leather gore with leather strip fringes (goat skin). Length about 60 centimeters. From Africa, Tanzania, Dawari; Datoga, Barabaig. Context of use: section of married woman's skirt, for daily wear.