Shawl
Textile
| Object Number: | 2003-63-175 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Liberia |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Technique: | Woven |
| Length: | 149.8 cm |
| Width: | 52 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number: | 1894.1.42 - Other Number |
Description
Shawl made of eight 2 1/4 "(5.7 cm) strips woven of undyed cotton with a textured design woven in; strips are joined by cords, in groups of 3 or 4 that are at regular intervals; fringe on both ends is knotted for 5 3/4" (14.6 cm) and twisted for another 7 1/4" (18.4cm) fringe added, is not warp ends.
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