Robe

Museum number:
5-2924
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002924
Accession number:
Acc.1717
Description:
Man’s gown; Riga; hand sewn; white linen with yellow asymmetrical designs on front, design on back is that of Northern Region Government.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Zaria Market, Zaria, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Nigeria, Hausa; Zaria Market
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Robes (main garments)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1979-1980 #57: International House (UC Berkeley) (April 11, 1980–April 14, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 5-2924, described as Man’s gown; Riga; hand sewn; white linen with yellow asymmetrical designs on front, design on back is that of Northern Region Government.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 5-2924, described as Man’s gown; Riga; hand sewn; white linen with yellow asymmetrical designs on front, design on back is that of Northern Region Government.

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