Garment

Museum number:
5-13021
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
6 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3198
Description:
Garment., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13021, acc no. 3198. File code: 2.1 Orig. No. 6 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Plainweave handspun cotton; indigo dye Context of use: So-called "comfort cloth" or "country cloth" Description: Garment; strips of indigo and white/striped handspun cotton in plainweave sewn together; 1.33 M. x 2.44 M.
Donor:
Jane Erickson
Collection place:
Sierra Leone
Verbatim coll. place:
Sierra Leone; Sherbro Mission; Sherbro attr.
Culture or time period:
Sherbro
Collector:
E. C. Lemmon
Collection date:
1884
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Main garments
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Garment, accession number 5-13021, described as Garment., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13021, acc no. 3198. File code: 2.1 Orig. No. 6 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Plainweave handspun cotton; indigo dye Context of use: So-called "comfort cloth" or "country cloth" Description: Garment; strips of indigo and white/striped handspun cotton in plainweave sewn together; 1.33 M. x 2.44 M.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Garment, accession number 5-13021, described as Garment., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13021, acc no. 3198. File code: 2.1 Orig. No. 6 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Plainweave handspun cotton; indigo dye Context of use: So-called "comfort cloth" or "country cloth" Description: Garment; strips of indigo and white/striped handspun cotton in plainweave sewn together; 1.33 M. x 2.44 M.

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