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Shirt

The large garment is sewn together from numerous narrow cotton strips, leppi. Characteristic embroidery work of the so-called adamava design can be found on the chest. These include, for example, the five squares on the left chest and the spiral motif to the right of the neckline.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Hausa
Object type
Hemd
Dimensions
Width: 2000.0 mm
Height: 1100.0 mm
Material/Technique
Cotton fabric, Web work
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0906

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1880 - 1908
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    19.01.1909
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Cameroon (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
    Yaoundé (location/origin)
    who
    Birk, Theodor - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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