Hammock

NameHammock

CultureNupe (?) or Ewe people

DateLate 19th-Early 20th century

Place madeNigeria or Ghana, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions102 × 44 in. (259.0805 × 111.7602 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.74

Object numberA.1995.93.74

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionDoubled-strip woven and hand sewn together. Tassels hang along the bottom hem; predominate colors are orange, red, yellow, blue; made of cotton with a supplemental weft.

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