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Chief's shirt (boubou)
West African (Mandingo)
second half 19th century
Object Place: Liberia or Sierra Leone, Africa
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave (strip woven), embroidered with wool
Dimensions
Overall: 94 x 152.4 cm (37 x 60 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession Number2004.551
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CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionHand woven cotton ground embroidered with off-white and blue cotton and red wool embroidery
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York; Purchased from the Gail Martin Gallery, New York, by the MFA, September 22, 2004