Textile Item Number: 2709/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ndop textile made of two panels sewn together. Complex design in off-white on indigo ground includes segmented circles, interlocking swastika-like shapes, connected triangles, dots and a band of propeller shapes at each fringed end. Interspersed throughout are grass stitches.
Item History
- Made in Cameroon
- Owned by Richard Tchuemegne before July 24, 2008
- Received from Richard Tchuemegne (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on July 24, 2008
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 2709/3
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- dye, cotton fibre and grass
- Overall
- height 167.0 cm, width 134.0 cm, depth 0.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bamileke
- Previous Owner
- Richard Tchuemegne
- Received from
- Richard Tchuemegne (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cameroon
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 24, 2008
- Acquisition Date
- on July 24, 2008
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2709/0003