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Woman's mantle
African, Ivory Coast, Dioula (Dyula)
mid 20th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave; strip-woven and tie-dyed with indigo, glass bead
Dimensions
Length x width: 157.5 x 94 cm (62 x 37 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession Number2013.324
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNavy (indigo) blue and white striped woman's mantle. Resist dyed. Fringed on two ends.
ProvenanceAbout 1977, acquired in the Ivory Coast by Jean-Michel Rostoker, Paris, France; 2012, sold by Rostoker to Andres Moraga, Berkeley, CA; 2013, sold by Moraga to the MFA. (Accession date: March 27, 2013)