Spain
Circa 1870-1872
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Aboriginal Ornament selected from the International Exhibition London 1862 for Henry Christy
19th Century
Louisa Leila Waterhouse Hawkins
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Title
Aboriginal Ornament selected from the International Exhibition London 1862 for Henry Christy
Date
19th Century
Description
Drawing; pl. 29; a belt or sash about one hundred and thirty-five centimetres long, made from a coarse vegatable fibre, the original colour of which appears to have been yellow, the pattern consists of stripes and triangles in black on a red background. Western Africa.
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Western Africa
Region
Continent
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