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Cotton cloth with applique design depicting various animals, plants & a boat
Cotton cloth with applique design depicting various animals, plants & a boat
Object Number 978-4-50/12013
Display Title Cotton cloth with applique design depicting various animals, plants & a boat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cotton cloth with applique design depicting various animals, plants and a boat
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970-1979
Culture
  • Fon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Dahomey
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Cotton , Dye
Dimensions Overall: 86 × 72.1 × 0.3 cm (33 7/8 × 28 3/8 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 978-4-50/12013
Provenance
Collector Peabody Museum Shop (1976-1977)
Seller Peabody Museum Shop (1977)

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