Identifier:
117347
Description:
Rectangular piece of brown bark cloth.;Bark cloth was traditionally made for several purposes, including clothing and for dwellings. From accession file 4747: "This is frequently used for clothing and blankets among the natives who have not enough money to buy Western (European or American) cloth. To make this the bark is stripped from the tree, separated into its several layers, and then pounded, soaked, and worked until the present production is obtained.";The objects were originally obtained by Dr. and Mrs. H. Veazie Markham, medical missionaries of that church. The couple were appointed for life service to West Central Portuguese Africa (modern Angola) by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, and they served there from 1927-1939. The objects were originally collected about 1930, and were exhibited at the East Congregational Church before being donated in 1948. However, dates of individual objects may vary widely.
Materials:
Bark
Dimensions:
7" h 45" w
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of East Congregational Church
Related Entity:
East Congregational Church (donor)
