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African Unknown,

Loma, Liberia

Poro fringed skirt (for Sande initiation dance), ca. 1960s

cotton

 

Gift Of Diana Hawks, 2006.013.047

 

Sande is a secret society for girls. This ceremonial skirt was made and worn for a girl’s

initiation into womanhood. The blue dye comes from

mimeograph carbon paper, which the donor used while teaching in Liberia.

 

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