Commemorative cloth
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Nov 2019
name: label: Collector
content: Judith Knight
label: Donor Name
content: Judith Knight
notes: label: Notes
content: Batik style Roller Printed cloth with a background of blue spades? Printed Initials UFPDG above a printed photo cartouche of "El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba Grand Camarade President Foundateur" next to this image is a cartoon of a handshake, and then a seal of a white hand on a green, yellow and blue shield with the initials "P.D.G" at the top. The bottom has the words "Dialogue Tolerance Paix", and there is corn drawn on the sides. See E434701.
label: Notes
content: Information from researcher/donor Judith Knight. “Pagne”: Industrial Printed Cloth. “Pagne” is the name of this type of clothing wrapped around the waist like a skirt, it is also a unit of measurement. It is ubiquitous around the region and worn daily by Forest People. Purchased by donor, Libreville, Gabon, 2009. Information from E434701 "These are also banners with blue lettering UFPDG in a white box and symbols of stating hard work, black nail polish/fringes tips and yellow bracelets. Also a picture of a green ornament in a white oval and a large ovular white shape in which is the logo Gabon. Omar Bongo = longest serving president in African history. "Purchased in Libreville Gabon, 2008-9 During election campaigns printed cloths promoting the presidential candidate or president in office, or other key parties and organizations are widely circulated. Consequently, free election t-shirts and 'pagnes' printed cloths have become everyday clothing for many people in rural areas; including hunter-gatherer ('Pygmy") communities. UFPDG (Association des femmes du Gabon); PDG (Parti Democratique Gabonais). At the time of his death Omar Bongo was the longest reigning African President alive (in office 1967-2009).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Nov 2018
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Gabon, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2084931
label: USNM Number
content: E436249-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cloth
physicalDescription: label: Width - Cloth
content: 109 cm
label: Height - Cloth
content: 2 cm