Fibre Scarf

A finely woven Mandingo scarf made from black palm fibre. It has an open netted diamond pattern with a long fringe. The Brighton Museum and Art Gallery catalogue says that is it from Galinas country, which lies in south-eastern Sierra Leone on the Liberian border.

Further Information

• Type: Textiles, cloth
• Object: Fibre Scarf
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 185mm [W[ x 1400mm [L]
• Production Date: Pre 1904
• Associated Places: Galinas country
• Associated People: Arthur Foster GrifthisThomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:R595a/4

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