Raffia ruff

Museum number:
5-16731
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Alternate number:
516731
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
raffia ruff or waist ornament; raffia attached to a cord with a larks head knot. Conservation: Cord is starting to fray.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Raffia (fiber)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
cord— length 101 centimeters, raffia— length 58 centimeters, and raffia— width 15 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Raffia ruff, accession number 5-16731, described as raffia ruff or waist ornament; raffia attached to a cord with a larks head knot. Conservation: Cord is starting to fray.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Raffia ruff, accession number 5-16731, described as raffia ruff or waist ornament; raffia attached to a cord with a larks head knot. Conservation: Cord is starting to fray.

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