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Skirt
Skirt

Skirt

Date20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumLeather, beads, and thread
DimensionsHeight (at greatest point): 33 in. (83.8 cm)
Height (at center): 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Width: 50 1/2 in. (128.3 cm)
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.27
On View
Not on view
ProvenancePurchased in Tanzania by William B. Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to daughter Julianna Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
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