Skirt
AF1711
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1711 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Basongo | Meno |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Description | Dark brown raffia skirt; waist of skirt is braided. Woman's kilt or fringe apron of raphia fibre, This garment is of a type more common further noth. Women of this community also wear the loin cloth of the other peoples whose clothing is shown with this. |
| Length | 61.5 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1977 - Other Number |
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