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Undergarment
Undergarment
Undergarment

Undergarment

Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeNigeria, Africa
MediumCotton
Dimensions9 13/16 × 10 5/8 in. (25 × 27 cm)
ClassificationsClothing, Underwear
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Sam C. Thornburg, A.1975.12.30
Object numberA.1975.12.30
DescriptionTriangular, handspun and woven cotton, indigo striped, with tie strings. Worn by boys from infancy until marriage.
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