Skirt / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

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Accession Number: 1986/2.95
Title: Skirt
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: raffia, beads, cowrie shells and fiber
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Betty J. Lockett Memorial Fund
Dimensions: 215 cm x 61.9 cm (84 5/8 in. x 24 3/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: skirt
Primary Keywords: clothing; costume; geometric; geometric shapes; main garments; raffiawork
Secondary Keywords: aegean; aegean periods; costume by form; descriptors; early western world; greek; mediterranean; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual and tactile
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 467 x 1447
File Size: 84 KB
Record: 1986/2.95
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.95/1986_2.95.jpg

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Full citation: "Skirt; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.95/1986_2.95.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.