/internal/media/dispatcher/920635/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailMan's robe (boubou)second half 19th centuryOverall: 94 x 152.4 cm (37 x 60 in.)Cotton plain weave (strip woven), embroidered with woolMuseum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham2004.5511Hand spun and woven cotton ground made from eleven strips, each about 4 3/4" wide, sewn together along their edges in abutting seams. Slight variation in the lightness of the warp threads created subtle stipes. Two pieces of hand spun and woven white cotton, each about 3/4" wide, sewn to sides and together to close the robe at the sies and create arm openings at top. Hem across bottom is about 3" deep. Additional square piece of cloth sewn below neck opening forms a pocket. Embroidered with off-white and blue cotton and red wool embroideryCostumes93.980200000044873301