skirt

Woman's overskirt formed of two aprons of red fabric turned over at the top to leave a short strip inside and attached to a waistband, the narrower legth forming a kind of flap, presumably at the front. The two parts of the skirt are not joined vertically. Decorated in an all over pattern of lozenges in heavy silver thread embroidery with small patches of yellow, blue or green at the centre of the lozenges. A weight at the two outer corners of the hem; a metal strip to keep the flap rigid. Length 900mm.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
17.11.55/2a
Date
first half of 20th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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