Fabric

Museum number:
5-16772
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
516756
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Ashanti strip cloth segments joined to form a larger piece; consists of 51 short segments joined in 3 long strips. strips are joined to form a single piece. was originally larger and has been cut down. multi colored. Conservation: Very worn and dirty--large tear in one segment.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa, Ghana, Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Clothing of covering for a surface.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
whole— length 154.5 centimeters, whole— width 71 centimeters, strips— length 24 centimeters, and strips— width 10 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fabric, accession number 5-16772, described as Ashanti strip cloth segments joined to form a larger piece; consists of 51 short segments joined in 3 long strips. strips are joined to form a single piece. was originally larger and has been cut down. multi colored. Conservation: Very worn and dirty--large tear in one segment.

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