Collector:

James D. Allen  Search this

Donor Name:

James D. Allen  Search this

Unknown - Object:

31 cm

31 cm

Culture:

Swahili  Search this

Object Type:

Handkerchief

Place:

Lamu Island, Kenya, Africa

Accession Date:

1 Oct 1989

Collection Date:

Late 1970's

Notes:

COTTON CLOTH WITH IMPORTED COTTON EMBROIDERY THREAD. TRIMMED IN BLACK, W/BLACK LETTERS, BLACK FLOWER IN RIGHT CORNER, LETTERS AS FOLLOWS. SINIWATE/HATAKAMA/NIKO/MBRLI (DON'T LEAVE ME EVEN IF I'M FARAWAY) OR (DON'T GIVE ME UP EVEN IF I'M FARAWAY).

Record Last Modified:

28 Nov 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

370644

USNM Number:

E424499-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c4884ee0-6aba-4d10-85f6-733bb7a04af2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8457612