Dress

Museum number:
5-16824
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
10 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4729
Description:
handmade (by sewing machine) woman's dress. white cotton with decorative woven band (black and purple with a medallion pattern) at hem. constructed in 2 layers: base is plain white cotton; overdress is white gauze with decorative band incorporated in the weave. gathered skirt, short sleeves with narrow woven band (black and purple) at hem. zipper closure in 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 88.5 centimeters and width 35 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 5-16824, described as handmade (by sewing machine) woman's dress. white cotton with decorative woven band (black and purple with a medallion pattern) at hem. constructed in 2 layers: base is plain white cotton; overdress is white gauze with decorative band incorporated in the weave. gathered skirt, short sleeves with narrow woven band (black and purple) at hem. zipper closure in back.

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