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Object Number
979-33-50/12019
Display Title
Woven cotton cloth (may contain some synthetic or wool)
Descriptions
Object Description
Woven cotton cloth (may contain some synthetic or wool), black warp; red weft (plain weave) with zoomorphic designs (fish, crab, crocodile) in supplementary wefts of yellow, green, red, blue, white and black. Made in 1976 by Jacob Adonon of Tisseraud, Quartier Gbecon, Houegbo, Abomey, Rep. Pop. du Benin
Inventory Description
Woven cotton cloth, zoomorphic designs, multi-colored and fringed on ends.
Classification
- Fabric
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1976
Artist
Jacob Adonon
(1976)
Culture
- Fon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Benin
/
<State>
/
Abomey
/
Houegbo
/
Tisseraud
Additional Geographic Terms
Quartier Gbecon
Materials
Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 177.75 x 28 cm (70 x 11 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
979-33-50/12019
Provenance
Collector
Dan Paley Stillman
(1976)
Donor
Donated by
Dan Paley Stillman
(1979)
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