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Women's shirt

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Shape: Short, rectangular-cut garment with a slightly flared, pleated skirt. Very richly and skilfully embroidered. Base colour: Partially faded indigo blue. Floret silk.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Textile
Dimensions
Weight: 2 kg
Height: 100 cm
Width: 131 cm
Material/Technique
Cotton, Silk (foil)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 15328

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Bornu
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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