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Object Details

Collector

Venice Lamb

Donor Name

Venice Lamb

Notes

WOMAN'S WRAPPER. BOUGHT IN ST. LOUIS. THESE CLOTHS ARE WORN AS THE DRESS OUTER WRAPPER ADN CONSIDERED TO BE THEIR BEST DRESS IN SENEGAL, AS WELL AS IN GUINEA, BISSAU, AND GAMBIA. MADE IN ZIGUINCHOR, SENEGAL.

Record Last Modified

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Mandyak

Accession Date

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date

1978

Accession Number

361597

USNM Number

EJ10096-0

Object Type

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Height - Object

205 cm

Width - Object

125 cm

Place

Ziguinchor, Senegal, Africa

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e11b06a-7edc-42a9-87cb-800480ea3943

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8490698

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