FMNH 221854.nosub[1]

  • 221854 cloth
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    Transcriber: Emma Cieslik : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum-Ethnology | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 22-54 | Provenience: Africa, Sierra Leone | People or Culture: Mende | Object: lappa cloth | Material: cotton shirting | Description: "Matchbox" design dyed with gara in a blue and white pattern. Strips of white poplin 9 cm wide are pleated, sewn, and dyed separately and sewn together when completed. Ends are plain blue. Stitching was done by machine, and ends are hemme and fringed with dark blue thread. | Dimensions (in cm.): 174 x 120 | Collection: Purchased from Mrs. Loretta R. Hill April 20, 1971 | [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 221854 | Field No. 1971-6 | Neg No. 85 | Acc. 3219 | [BACK] [PHOTOGRAPH] [PHOTOGRAPH NOTATION] Catalogue #221854 |
Catalog Number: 221854.nosub[1]
Description: cloth
Materials: cotton
Cultural Attribution: Mende
Accession Number: [3219] L. R. Hill (Purchase)
Accession Year:
Collector/Source: Loretta R. Hill, Loretta R. Hill
EMu IRN: 1128000
GUID: 1a5efcce-a04f-49ab-b500-c46d280d1192

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