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Man's Robe

Man's Robe

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Man's Robe
Artist
CultureDida peoples
Titles
  • Man's Robe
Date1900–1933
Made inCôte d'Ivoire
MediumPlaited and tie-dyed raffia
Dimensions42 × 74 in. (106.7 × 188 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment
Object number2015.254
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Mary Hunt Kahlenbert (1940–2011), Santa Fe]; private collection, New York, 1991–2015; sold through Atlantic Art Partners, New York, 2015; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Published References Gillow, John, "African Textiles" Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2003, p.67 Gillow, John, "Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa" University of Washington Presss, Seattle, 2001, fig.32

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Unknown
Kalamkari
mid-19th century
Cotton; plain weave, mordant-painted and dyed, resist-dyed
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Unknown
Kalamkari
late 18th century
Cotton; plain weave, mordant-painted and dyed, resist-dyed
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