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Object Number
2011.23.1
Display Title
Indigo and white textile
Descriptions
Object Description
Indigo and white textile of six tightly woven panels; each panel has a border of 5-6 inches on the top and bottom; intricate pattern; twisted and knotted ends; fading to top
Inventory Description
Textile, indigo and white, six tightly woven panels; each panel has a border of 5-6 inches on the top and bottom; intricate pattern; twisted and knotted ends; fading to top
Classification
- Textile
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1963 or earlier
Culture
- Serer?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Senegal
Materials
Cotton Indigo dye
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.23.1
Credit Line
Gift of Janet L. Ghattas
Provenance
Collector
Janet L. Ghattas
(1963-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Janet L. Ghattas
(1963-2011)
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