Shirt
Item number 2585/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Shirt made of coarse orange-brown fabric with a black-brown pattern stamped onto it. The pattern contains X's, five-pointed star shapes, and vertical and horizontal lines. There is a thick black-brown band around the bottom edge of the shirt, and black-brown triangles near the lower port of the neckline. A pouch below the square-cut neckline has a grid design. The sleeves are not sewn along the bottom.
Item History
- Made in Sierra Leone during 1972
- Collected during 1972
- Owned by Ruth Phillips between 1972 and July 4, 2003
- Received from Ruth Phillips (Donor) on July 4, 2003
What
- Name
- Shirt
- Identification Number
- 2585/1
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 89.3 cm, width 113.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sierra Leone
Who
- Culture
- Mandingo
- Previous Owner
- Ruth Phillips
- Received from
- Ruth Phillips (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1972
- Collection Date
- during 1972
- Ownership Date
- between 1972 and July 4, 2003
- Acquisition Date
- on July 4, 2003
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2585/0001
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