Man's Robe
Artist
Unknown African
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 ArtObject Type
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 African
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
Unknown Indian
c. 1635
Cotton, hand-painted, mordant-dyed, and resist-dyed (kalamkari)
2025.965
Unknown Indian
18th century
Cotton (plain weave), hand-drawn, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed
2024.516