Unknown African
Woman's Garment

CultureDida peoples
Titles
  • Woman's Garment
Date1900–1933
Made inCôte d'Ivoire
MediumPlaited and tie-dyed raffia
Dimensions34 x 14 1/4 in. (86.4 x 36.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Frank Carroll in memory of Eleanor Carroll
Object number2015.255
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Mary Hunt Kahlenbert (1940–2011), Santa Fe]; purchased by private collection, New York, 1991–2015; sold through Atlantic Art Partners, New York, 2015; purchased by MFAH, 2015.

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