Dance skirt consisting of a blue beaded waistband with strands of segmented reeds(?) and braided plant fibre extending from the bottom edge. Braided plant fibre loops extend from either end of the waistband; long cord protrudes from right side, for securing. Groupings of large, hollow and triangular shaped seeds are strung through the bottoms of the strands; groups are of two and three.

• Narrative

  The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.

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• Type of Item skirt
• Culture Krahn
• Material glass, seed, cotton fibre, plant fibre, reed grass
• Measurements height 35.5 cm, width 69.8 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Donald White
• Received from Donald White

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• Made in Liberia

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• Collection Date between 1965 and 1968
• Ownership Date before August 27, 2021
• Acquisition Date on August 27, 2021

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition poor
• Accession Number 3522/0019