Printed Textile, Khanga

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Katherine Sobeck
Donor Name
Eileen Sobeck
Commercially produced cloth, one design repeat, cut and hemmed. Center has red background with dark blue and white stripes. Borders on all 4 sides, red with blue scalloped (cloud?) motif. No message on the main section, no text in the selvage.
Record Last Modified
28 Nov 2014
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Kenyan
Accession Date
6 Aug 2008
Collection Date
18 Aug 1968 to 22 Aug 1970
Accession Number
2041514
USNM Number
E433168-0
Object Type
Cloth
Length
154 cm
Width
105 cm
Place
Kenya, Africa
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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_11052667
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39023ad72-83ae-451b-915d-85faa4b25dc3
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