Skirt

Museum number:
5-14366
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3864
Description:
Skirt. Triangular piece of cowhide decorated with varicolored glass beads. Thong tie. Length down center is 107 centimeters. Context of use: married woman's skirt.
Donor:
Jean Colvin
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Materials:
Skin (collagenous material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 5-14366, described as Skirt. Triangular piece of cowhide decorated with varicolored glass beads. Thong tie. Length down center is 107 centimeters. Context of use: married woman's skirt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 5-14366, described as Skirt. Triangular piece of cowhide decorated with varicolored glass beads. Thong tie. Length down center is 107 centimeters. Context of use: married woman's skirt.

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