Dance Skirt
Item number 3522/20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Dance skirt consisting of a beaded waistband with strands of segmented reeds(?) extending from the bottom edge. Waistband is decorated with an alternating red and blue horizontal stripe pattern; single yellow bead inside a red stripe. Braided plant fibre loops with cords extend from either end of the band, for securing. Groupings of large, hollow and triangular seeds are strung through the bottoms of the strands; second from left and right sides has only one seed, rest of strands have two.
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Item History
- Made in Liberia
- Collected between 1965 and 1968
- Owned by Donald White before August 27, 2021
- Received from Donald White (Donor) on August 27, 2021
What
- Name
- Dance Skirt
- Identification Number
- 3522/20
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- plastic, seed, plant fibre and reed grass ?
- Overall
- height 33.3 cm, width 61.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Liberia
Who
- Culture
- Krahn
- Previous Owner
- Donald White
- Received from
- Donald White (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1965 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before August 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on August 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3522/0020
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