Dress

Museum number:
5-16823
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4729
Description:
handmade (by sewing machine) woman's dress. white cotton with decorative woven band (red with diamond pattern) and accent colors (pale green, yellow, pink, white, lavender, orange, dark green) at hem. constructed in 2 layers: base is plain white cotton; overdress is white gauze with decorative band incorporated into the weave. gathered skirt, short sleeves, zipper closure at back.
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa, Ethiopia, Shoa Province, Gurage
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dresses (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
May 22, 2002
Context of use:
everyday clothing
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 97 centimeters and width 36 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 5-16823, described as handmade (by sewing machine) woman's dress. white cotton with decorative woven band (red with diamond pattern) and accent colors (pale green, yellow, pink, white, lavender, orange, dark green) at hem. constructed in 2 layers: base is plain white cotton; overdress is white gauze with decorative band incorporated into the weave. gathered skirt, short sleeves, zipper closure at back.

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