Shirt

Museum number:
5-16700
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Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
sleeveless square-necked shirt comprised of 12 narrow loom strips of woven cotton, machine-stitched together, stripes have mustard yellow background with cross stripes woven with black threads. each strip has a counter strip running the length of the strip of black and green alternating threads. periodic tapestry woven black patterns decorate the stripes.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shirts (main garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
clothing
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 61.5 centimeters and length 63 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Shirt, accession number 5-16700, described as sleeveless square-necked shirt comprised of 12 narrow loom strips of woven cotton, machine-stitched together, stripes have mustard yellow background with cross stripes woven with black threads. each strip has a counter strip running the length of the strip of black and green alternating threads. periodic tapestry woven black patterns decorate the stripes.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Shirt, accession number 5-16700, described as sleeveless square-necked shirt comprised of 12 narrow loom strips of woven cotton, machine-stitched together, stripes have mustard yellow background with cross stripes woven with black threads. each strip has a counter strip running the length of the strip of black and green alternating threads. periodic tapestry woven black patterns decorate the stripes.

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