E0316: Gown

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0316

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear

Marks/Labels:

Tag/sign:"Mohammedan gown worn by a man. The cloth is made from cotton grown in the Sudan. Spinning and weaving done by Sudanese. All work on the gown including embroidery is done by a man tailor. Dyeing is also done by the natives. Presented by Missionary A.E. Gunderson from the Sudan mission.

Materials:

fabric
fabric ➔ thread ➔ embroidery thread

Dimensions:

121 cm L
210 cm W

Source Locality:

Sudan, Cameroon, Central African Republic

Acquisition Date:

November 25 1927

Description:

African gown made of blue and tan striped cloth.

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