Skirt with ruff

Museum number:
5-16728
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
516728
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
raffia dance skirt or ruff, hand knotted around a cord.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Raffia (fiber)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 67 centimeters and circumference 114 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Skirt with ruff, accession number 5-16728, described as raffia dance skirt or ruff, hand knotted around a cord.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Skirt with ruff, accession number 5-16728, described as raffia dance skirt or ruff, hand knotted around a cord.

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