Raffia Skirt

A skirt, made from woven, black dyed, raffia. It is ornamented with bugle beads, and bits of calabash, which would have rattled when worn. It is likely to have been part of a costume worn by dancers, or public performers. This was originally part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum collection. It was acquired by the British Museum in 1954.

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Further Information

• Type: Costume, dress
• Object: Raffia Skirt
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1954
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1954.23.3433

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