Blanket Item Number: 3522/101 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Off-white blanket consisting of nine woven strips, attached along the long edges. Each strip has an identical horizontal stripe pattern (from top to bottom): wide dark blue, thin light blue trimmed with dark blue dots, wide light blue, and thin dark blue. Top and bottom edges are finished, sides have short fringe.
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Item History
- Made in Sierra Leone
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Donald White before August 27, 2021
- Received from Donald White (Donor) on August 27, 2021
What
Who
- Culture
- Mende ?
- Previous Owner
- Donald White
- Received from
- Donald White (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sierra Leone
When
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before August 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on August 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3522/0101