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Length of fabric
African (Mozambique)
early 21st century
Object Place: Mozambique, Africa
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, printed
Dimensions
Height x width: 43 1/2 x 70 1/2 in. (110.5 x 179.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Christraud M. Geary
Accession Number2010.61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBrown textile with rows of red and white Coca-Cola cans, red flowers, and Enjoy! with Coca-Cola logo. Selvedge is printed with: "MBS 9929."
ProvenanceBefore about 2003, purchased in Mozambique by Henrietta Dax, owner of Clarke's Book Store, Cape Town, South Africa; about 2003 or 2004, purchased from Dax by Christraud M. Geary, Medford, MA, at African Studies Association meetings, Boston or New Orleans; gift of Geary to the MFA. (Accession date: February 24, 2010)