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Panel

Date:
20th century
Geography:
Liberia, St. Paul River region
Culture:
Kpelle or Kimbuzi peoples
Medium:
Raffia palm fiber
Dimensions:
Length 81-1/4 in.
Classification:
Textiles-Woven
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Richard Bloch in memory of Nettie and Fred Bloch, 1989
Accession Number:
1989.217.4
Not on view
Collected 1923–1930 at Zorzor village, St. Paul River region, Liberia, by Rev. Frederick H. and Nettie Bloch; by descent to Richard L. Bloch, Edgewater, NJ, until 1989

Timelines
Guinea Coast, 1900 A.D.-present

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