Cache-Sexe, 12th century, Mali, Tellem peoples, Fiber, 3 1/4 x 6in. ( x ), Basketry-Costumes, This carefully crafted

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Cache-Sexe, 12th century, Mali, Tellem peoples, Fiber, 3 1/4 x 6in. ( x ), Basketry-Costumes, This carefully crafted object is part of a rare group of female 'modesty skirts,' which are thought to have been worn low on the hips and held in place with a fiber cord. Commonly called a 'cache-sexe,' these fiber skirts are the oldest of their type to have survived the tropical climate of West Africa

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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