Modesty Cloth

2010.01.0130

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Artifact Identification Modesty Cloth   (2010.01.0130)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Main Garments
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Contemporary, 1980
Culture Trio

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 55 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 31 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .6 cm
Weight 269 g
Measuring Remarks First and second largest dimensions are approximate. They include the feathers, so measurements will vary depending upon where you taken them on the piece. Depth = thickness. Taken at base of apron where fringe is.
Materials Animal--Feather, Plant--Seed, Plastic, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Beaded, Cutting, Stringing, Twisting, Weaving
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Guppy, Nicholas. Wai Wai. 1958.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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