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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	African; South African or Lesotho; amaSwazi
Title:	Cloth fragment
Type:	Textile
Materials:	Cloth made from tree bark
Place Made:	Africa; South Africa or Lesotho
Measurements:	overall: 1/16 x 4 x 4 3/8 in.; .1588 x 10.16 x 11.1125 cm
Narrative Inscription:	In brown ink on paper tag secured to the object with 3-4 stitches: "Cloth made by the Amaswazi from the bark of a tree. Given by Miss Heance ~18"
Accession Number:	MH 2003.26.9
Credit Line:	Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Brown square of cloth folded in half around an attached tag.

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African

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