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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
Not on view

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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.
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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