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Man's shirt from Cameroon, 1900 - 1925
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Object statement
Shirt, man's, cotton / human hair, Cameroon, between about 1900 and 1925

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Description
Shirt, man's, cotton / human hair, Cameroon, between about 1900 and 1925

Shirt constructed as a wide, loose thigh-length garment. Made of coarse, woven, tan coloured cotton with pale blue woven stripe (appears to be sacking material). Applied all over the garment are small cut pieces of black and red wool flannel, red cotton and felted balls of human hair. The shirt has an hessian inset around a simple cut neck opening. The shirt is sleeveless with turned seam stitched below to form side seams. Turned lower hem.
Made: Cameroon, Africa; 1900 - 1925
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
85/649
Production date
1900 - 1925
Height
960 mm
Width
1210 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1985

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/52147 |title=Man's shirt from Cameroon |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=24 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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