Indigo wall hanging

NameHanging

CultureYoruba

Date1973

Place madeOshgobo, Nigeria, Africa

MediumCotton, indigo

Dimensions34 1/4 × 34 1/4 in. (87 × 87 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Victoria Scott, A.2016.88.2

Object numberA.2016.88.2

DescriptionTextile with dark blue indigo ground and pale blue gray figures, including three types of drums, guitars and maracas. There are also masks and a skeletal animal-like figures. The work is an homage to Professor Vicky Mundy-Castle whose name appears in the upper center and on a drum. In the center of the piece are the words "the black ghost," referring to the maker's husband's Twins Seven Seven band.