Skirt

Item number 3343/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

White cotton wrap skirt. Design of small black elephants, with yellow outlines, printed in horizontal rows across front and back. Light and dark blue streaks in background. Top of cloth has white band with blue streaks and then a stripe of dark blue and a stripe of light blue. Same band and stripe pattern reversed along bottom edge. Cloth hemmed on sides.

History Of Use

Typical wrap skirt worn in Nigeria in the 1970s. Cloth was wrapped around the body and secured by two corners tied in a knot at the waist.

Item History

What

Name
Skirt
Identification Number
3343/2
Type of Item
skirt
Material
cotton fibre
Overall
height 110.5 cm, width 196.6 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Nigeria
Collected in
Zaria, Nigeria

Who

Culture
West African
Previous Owner
Millie Morton
Received from
Millie Morton (Donor)

When

Creation Date
during 1972
Collection Date
during 1972
Ownership Date
before January 29, 2019
Acquisition Date
on January 29, 2019

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
3343/0002
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