Dance Costume

Datec. 1960

Place madeCôte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast), West Africa, Africa

Place madeKorhogo, Ivory Coast, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions52 3/16 × 50 3/8 in. (132.5 × 128 cm)

ClassificationsClothing, Outerwear

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.798

Object numberA.1980.1.798

DescriptionPainted. Black on coarse plain weave, undyed cotton. Eight strips seamed then painted. Fish, lizards, circles, birds. Garment has long sleeves and legs, wide crotch, drawstring neck. Motifs: standing figures, fish, animals surrounded by circles. // See A.1980.1.115.

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