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Start Over Collection place Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Function 2.1 Daily Garb
Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 5-15856, described as Dress. Tie-dyed blue and white dress with machine embroidery at neck, front, and sleeve hems. Consists of one piece of cloth folded over at shoulders (and 3 pieces cloth used as facings for neck and sleeves), cut and sewn to form long dress. Attached tag reads “2”, “A Palmer - 1976 - blue cotton tie dye dress - blue and white machine embroidery around neck and sleeves and on chest - Abedjan, Ivory Coast”. Shoulders to hem: 142 cm. Across shoulders: 98.5cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 5-15855, described as Dress. Tie-dyed orange and white dress with machine embroidery at neck, front and sleeve hems. Consists of one piece of cloth folded over at shoulders (and 3 pieces cloth used as facings for neck and sleeves), cut and sewn to form long dress. Attached tag reads “#2”, “Ann Palmer - 1976 - Orange and white cotton tie dye dress. white and orange machine embroidery around neck, sleeves, and on chest. Abedjan, Ivory Coast”. Shoulder to hem: 142cm. Across shoulders: 101cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 5-15857, described as Shirt. Consists of one piece of cloth folded over at shoulders and hemmed down sides, with set-in sleeves and 3 pockets. Cloth is blue-brown-green batik with white machine embroidery at front, around neckline, at sleeve hems, and along tops of pockets. Attached tag reads “#3”, “green brown natural cotton batik shirt - machine embroidery around neck, sleeves - Treichville [?] market - Abidjan, Ivory Coast”. Shoulders to hem: 69cm. Across shoulders, exc. sleeves: 51cm.

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