Shirt

Description

Overshirt, formed of narrow strips of cream machine-woven cotton and inscribed all over with Arabic script and Islamic symbols, lined with amulets contained in brown leather pouches, worn by soldiers: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Kano, Hausa people, pre 1900

Museum reference

K.1998.417

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Shirt

Production information

Unknown
Kano, Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

Pre 1900

Style / Culture

Hausa

Materials

Cotton, Leather, Pigment, Metal

Physical description

Cream machine-woven cotton inscribed all over with Arabic script and Islamic symbols, lined with heavy metal amulets contained in brown leather pouches

Associations

Non-British forces, inc. Imperial and Colonial: West African Frontier Force
Previous owner: Sir Percival Wilkinson KCMG, K St J, CB [General]

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

See supplementary file for a history

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, patterns of life