| Title | Bark Cloth |
| Alternate Title | Tapa |
| Date | 1951-1971 |
| Material Type | Bark cloth
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| Description | A piece of bark cloth, a non-woven textile made by beating the inner bark of certain trees and bushes until it is fine and soft. Reddish brown cloth, various geometric designs; origin Ituri forest, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). |
| Dimensions | Length: 70 cm, Width: 60 cm |
| Subject | Clothing and dress -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Tapa -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Geographic Region | Africa
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa, Central
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Ituri Forest (Congo)
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| Collector | Towles, Joseph A.
Turnbull, Colin M.
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| Collection in Repository | Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
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| Collection Note | The Joseph A. Towles Collection was donated by anthropologist Colin Turnbull, who studied extensively in the Ituri forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). In addition to African artifacts, this collection also contains objects from Turnbull's and Towles' trips to China and India. |
| Call Number | 1989.001.038f11 |
| Holding Institution | Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
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| Digital Collection | Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424. |
| Media Type | Objects |
