Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Three associated fragments of thin cloth held together with one metal paper clip on each side and one paper clip and a metal pin in the middle. Three main folds and several smaller ones throughout. One piece is rust colored with no decoration, one piece is brown with darker brown stripes of varying widths, one piece is sand colored with black-dyed decorations including stripes and a series of geometric shapes. All pieces have small holes throughout.

Tags:
indigenous people; missionaries

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