Handwoven indigo resist dyed textile (Ndop)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 8 Jan 2009
label: Collection Date
content: 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Marilyn Heldman
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Marilyn Heldman
notes: label: Notes
content: Resist-dyed indigo strip cloth made from 19 strips of cloth sewn together at the sides. Handspun, single-ply thread, handwoven in balanced plain weave. Finished textile was painted with a resisting agent and dyed with indigo, creating a blue cloth with various motifs in white (including dots, crosses, pinwheels, squares).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Nov 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Foubam, Cameroon, 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: 2045574
label: USNM Number
content: E432994-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Textile
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: ca. 150 cm
label: Maximum Width
content: 100 cm