Cape

Museum number:
5-15860
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Alternate number:
7 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4619
Description:
Cape. Crochetted mohair with crochetted edging around neck and front and knotted fringe. Shaped to fit over shoulders. Mohair in shades of tan and brown. Attached tag reads, “AWP 1976 - 7” and “mohair - Lesotho - crochet cape - South Africa”. Center of neckline at back to end of fringe: 77cm.
Donor:
Ann Palmer
Collection place:
Johannesburg, Gauteng province, Republic of South Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
South Africa. Johannesburg. Lesotho.
Collector:
Ann Palmer
Collection date:
1976
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Capes (outerwear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
December 23, 1993
Context of use:
Cape.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cape, accession number 5-15860, described as Cape. Crochetted mohair with crochetted edging around neck and front and knotted fringe. Shaped to fit over shoulders. Mohair in shades of tan and brown. Attached tag reads, “AWP 1976 - 7” and “mohair - Lesotho - crochet cape - South Africa”. Center of neckline at back to end of fringe: 77cm.

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