E0319: Malagasy Loin Cloth

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0319

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Accessory

Marks/Labels:

Tag: "Loin cloth from Madagascar. Spun and woven by hand."

Materials:

fabric
metal

Dimensions:

341 cm L
28.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Museum label reads "Malagasy Chief's Loin cloth : raw silk and hand woven" - the donora Rev. J.F Ylvisaker was missionary to Madagascar and Zululan 1921-1929

Production Date:

ca 1920s

Use/Function:

Loin cloth of high ranking Malagasy chief.

Source Locality:

Madagascar

Acquisition Date:

January 27 1930

Description:

A long cloth strip used as a loin cloth. Rust-colored with black and grey stripes near the middle.

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