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Robe/wrap
Object Number 995-12-50/12976
Display Title Robe/wrap
Descriptions
Object Description Contemporary robe/wrap with embroidery and fringe; broadloom; of a style popular in the 1970s
Inventory Description Woven cotton robe/wrap, multi-colored and patterned, fringe.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Coat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970-1975 ca.
Culture
  • Akwete
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Materials Cotton, Pigment, Silk, Embroidery floss, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 55.5 x 48 cm (21 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-12-50/12976
Provenance
Collector Stephen Harvey (1975)
Donor Byron Harvey, III (4/7/95)

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