Shirt
Item number 3522/100 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Woven short-sleeved men's shirt with small side slits. Shirt has a scalloped neck opening; embroidery along the front and back of the neck in a square shape. Ground is white-grey and is decorated with thin black stripes; wider band decoration throughout. Wider bands done in two designs. First is black with three wide white stripes; second is black with eight white wavy stripes throughout. Black three-striped band runs along length of sleeve on back; plain grey stripe runs along length on front. Additional triangular panels attached to sides of shirt, causing bottom edge to flare out; panels decorated with three-striped bands. All edges of shirt are finished.
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Item History
- Made in Liberia
- Collected during 1967
- Owned by Donald White before August 27, 2021
- Received from Donald White (Donor) on August 27, 2021
What
- Name
- Shirt
- Identification Number
- 3522/100
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 84.1 cm, width 95.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Liberia
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Donald White
- Received from
- Donald White (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1967
- Ownership Date
- before August 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on August 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3522/0100
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