Shawl

Textile

2003-63-175

From: Liberia

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2003-63-175
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Liberia
Section African
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
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.

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

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