Man's Robe

CultureDida peoples
Titles
  • Man's Robe
Date1900–1910
Made inIvory Coast, Africa
MediumResist-dyed raffia
DimensionsOverall: 59 1/16 × 70 7/8 in. (150 × 180 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Merrin Gallery, Ann and Paul Petrutsas, Frank Carroll, and Ellen Luby, and by exchange, Mrs. John P. Bullington
Object number2013.66
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
204M Isla Turner Gallery
On view

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Department
African Art
ProvenancePrivate collection, Ivory Coast; purchased by [Bua Silla, New York, 2010]; purchased by [David Lantz, New York, 2010–2013]; MFAH, 2013.

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