FMNH 192206.J

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    Scanner: Aidan Hercules : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History - Ethnology | 22-54 | Provenience: West Africa, Ghana, Accra | People or Culture: Contemporary Ghanaians, no particular tribe | Dyer: Mrs. Gordon | Object: Samples of tie-dyed and batik cloth | Material: cotton | Description: | Dimensions: (in cm.) Letter / Size in cm. / Description | A 58x36 tie-dye, red and dark green | B 46.5x41 tie-dye, red and black | C 37.5x43 ", white, blue, & brown | D 36x44.5 ", purple, blue, & white | E 32x40.5 ", turquoise, dark blue, no field no. | F 68.5x28 batik, gold and green | Continued on reverse side. | Collection: Purchased from Larry Christopherson, March 1973; collected by Christopherson, 1972. [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 192206 A-K | Field No. Numbered consecutively, Ghana 200 through Ghana 210. | Neg. No. | Acc. 3225 [BACK] Continued. Letter / Size in cm. / Description | G 12.5x33 batik, dark green with white circles | H 30.5x32 batik, pink with light pink | I 31x32.5 block print, orange on aqua | J 51x22.5 batik, grey-green and white | K 35x29 bright and dark red | 11
Catalog Number: 192206.J
Description: cloth sample
Materials: cotton
Cultural Attribution: Ghanaian
Accession Number: [3225] L. Christopherson (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1973
Other Numbers: Ghana 209
City/Town: Accra
Collector/Source: Larry Christopherson, Larry Christopherson
EMu IRN: 1377044
GUID: fd79716e-ee5d-437d-bdb5-20d7ae337dab

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