Shirt
Item number Af504 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Striped short sleeve shirt with side pockets. The pattern is of vertical black, blue and white stripes. The shirt is constructed of strips of woven cloth sewn selvedge to selvedge. The shirt is square shaped with a round neck and short, attached sleeves. Extending down from the neck is a reinforced button area with two buttons. There is a pocket on each side, wrapping from the front to back. There are slits up each side, ending at the pockets. There is a thick black hem on the inside of the sleeves, neck and the bottom of the shirt.
History Of Use
Men's shirt are often worn in layers. The pattern traditionally signified the status of the wearer. They also had religious significance, according to the symbolism of colour, representations and number of lines. Many patterns had names.
Cultural Context
Clothing
Narrative
The De Wreede collection was collected over a 2 year period in which the De Wreede's were mostly in Sierra Leone, and partly in Nigeria.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ? before 1981
- Collected during 1981
- Owned by Robert De Wreede and Sharon De Wreede before January 8, 1982
- Received from Robert De Wreede (Donor) and Sharon De Wreede (Donor) on January 8, 1982
What
- Name
- Shirt
- Identification Number
- Af504
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- dye and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine spun, dyed, woven and sewn
- Overall
- height 67.5 cm, width 104.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Robert De Wreede and Sharon De Wreede
- Received from
- Robert De Wreede (Donor) and Sharon De Wreede (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1981
- Collection Date
- during 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 8, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on January 8, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0769/0002
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