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Accession Number 1976.23.1 Title ensemble Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type ensemble Date Made 1972 Place Made Africa: Sierra Leone Culture West African Cultural Region West African Gender and Age women Description

Two-piece garment consisting of a cape (1976.23.1a) and a wrap-around skirt (1976.23.1b). Garment is constructed of a white damask cotton with brown circular designs made using a resist technique creating white dots…

Two-piece garment consisting of a cape (1976.23.1a) and a wrap-around skirt (1976.23.1b). Garment is constructed of a white damask cotton with brown circular designs made using a resist technique creating white dots through design. Both top and skirt are lined with white cotton. Skirt is large rectangular piece of fabric with ties at waist and horizontal seam above hip. Cape is decorated around neckline and all edges with dense embroidery. Cape is stitched together on either side of centre creating sleeves and body.

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