DepartmentTextiles-Africa

BLANKET

NameBLANKET

CultureMANDINGO?

Dateca 1960

Place madeUpper Volta, Africa

(not assigned)Burkina Faso (Formerly Republic of Upper Volta), Africa

MediumFIBER

DimensionsOverall: 81 7/8 x 59 1/16 x 1 15/16 in. (208 x 150 x 5 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1981.42.491

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionSTRIP WEAVE, BROCADED. BLEACHED WHT. COTTON PLAIN WEAVE. 9 STRIPS. SEWN TOGETHER. BLK. DESIGNS OF CROCODILES, TURTLES ANTELOPE, LIONS W/ CHECKERBOARD STRIPES. AUTOMOBILE W/ FLAG. // PURCHASED IN UPPER VOLTA, PROBABLY MANDINGO. K.P. KENT.

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