MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Circumcision Apron
Object Name:
Apron, Circumcision
Other Name:
Skirt, Raffia
Place of Origin:
Loma (Toma), Liberia / Guinea, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
L = 29"
W = 13"

The Loma / Toma tribal people occupy an area spanning the border of Liberia & Guinea.
Description:
Woven raffia circumcision apron. Tan colored strips of raffia, with woven waist ties, attached to top sides of skirt.
Collection:
Marianne Keown Collection
Material:
Raffia
Used:
Domestic Use
Technique:
Weaving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.3.8
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