Initiation Shawl

2014.08.0002

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Artifact Identification Initiation Shawl   (2014.08.0002)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Outerwear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1956-1957
Culture Toba Batak

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 142 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 82.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) .56 cm
Weight 578 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Textile
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Hand/Loom Woven, Beaded

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Bruner, Edward M. “Return to Sumatra: 1957, 1997.” American Ethnologist, vol. 26 (2), May 1999.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction N/A

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