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African beaded ceremonial calf skin hair on hide skirt with tail possibly Mangati

carylyle's items5 of 5I was wondering if anyone might recognize this unsigned piece: silvertone, faux pearl, rhinestones, MOP necklace earringsEtruscan / Victorian Green Gripoix Cabochon Glass Necklace
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    Posted 8 years ago

    carylyle
    (5 items)

    This came from an Estate where the owner had a large African collection. The owners had passed away 15 years before the estate came up for sale so I don't know much about the piece. From what I have found on perusing the internet I think it might be from the Mangati tribe or possibly the Iraqw tribe, but this is only from the photos online that I could find that looked similar. I am also only assuming it is a skirt, it could be a cape or some other clothing item. It is made entirely from calf skin with the hair on and also has the tail. What I especially like about the piece is the curled hairy strips that have been cut into the hide. It has different size glass beads and buttons in red, white and blue that decorate the waist and on various parts of the hide. It measures approximately 42 inches in length from the waist to the longest strip of hide and approximately 32 inches around the waist and 52 inches around the bottom of the skirt. It does have an old hide odor that isn't particularly pleasant.

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    1. carylyle, 8 years ago
      If you can give me any more information on this piece it would be very much appreciated.

      Thank You!
    2. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Put it in the African Artifact category.
    3. carylyle, 8 years ago
      Hi Celiene,

      This is the first time I have used Collectors Weekly, and when I scrolled through the categories I couldn't fine any categories for African Artifact. Do I need to look under a particular section?

      Thank you for your help!
    4. Manikin Manikin, 8 years ago
      Very nice ! Welcome to CW . My friend from Africa left yesterday so can't ask him but hopefully someone here can help you :-)
    5. carylyle, 8 years ago
      Thank You!

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