Collector:

Dr. Labelle Prussin  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Labelle Prussin  Search this

Length:

148.5 cm

Width:

7 cm

Culture:

Fulani  Search this

Object Type:

Cloth

Place:

Labe, Futa Djallon, Guinea, Africa

Accession Date:

24 Nov 2000

Collection Date:

1979

Notes:

Strip of cotton handwoven, handspun fabric. Thread is handspun, single-ply cotton with Z twist. Balanced plain weave, loosely woven. Background is beige, with 3 black warp stripes. Black cord along one selvedge. Unfinished ends.

According to the donor, she purchased this from a Fulani (Peul) weaver in the market at Labe, Futa Djallon, Guinea in 1979.

Record Last Modified:

20 Jan 2015

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

420734

USNM Number:

E431612-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33fcc251b-f489-4677-a53a-93f3e430ba32

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8548074