Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Length - Object:

72 cm

Width - Object:

100 cm

Culture:

Kuranko  Search this

Object Type:

Shirt

Place:

Kabala, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Notes:

BROWN & DARK BROWN SHIRT W/ OBLONG NECKLINE & LARGE SLEEVES, NOT SEWN ON BOTTOM SEAM. BOTTOMS OF SHIRT & SLEEVES HAVE DARK BAND. DESIGNS IN COLUMNS DIVIDED BY STRIPES. PROMINENT DESIGN "ALL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS" (APC). SWAMP MUD IS USED W/ DYE. MAKER IS SON OF A BASKET MAKER. SHIRT WORN BY MEN IN SOCIETIES. DESIGNS ARE POWERFUL. PURCHASED AT AGRICULTURAL FAIR IN KABALA. SEE MANUSCRIPT PP. 26, 31, 38. NOTES TAKEN IN KONKOBA

Record Last Modified:

28 Nov 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427422-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bb3601e5-2cb7-4f5c-95d0-1dc3b429db06

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460133