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Agbada
Man's shirt (Oruku pe)
Agbada
African, Yoruba
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton and silk plain weave, strip-woven; embroidered
Dimensions
Overall: 124.5 x 259.1 cm (49 x 102 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Curator's Fund
Accession Number2013.1652
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's shirt made of pieced stripe-woven cloth of predominately indigo and magenta silk stripes. embroidered at the neck with brown cotton.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England [see note]. 2013, sold by an unknown London dealer to Andres Moraga Textile Art, Berkeley, CA; 2013, sold by Moraga to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 2013)
NOTE: According to information provided by the dealer, it had been in an English collection since the 1950s.
NOTE: According to information provided by the dealer, it had been in an English collection since the 1950s.