DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Skirt (wrapper), Woman's
NameSkirt (wrapper), Woman's
CultureYoruba
Dateca. 1950
Place madeSW region, Nigeria, Africa
Mediumsilk (sanyan), cotton
DimensionsOverall: 111 7/16 x 56 5/16 in. (283 x 143 cm)
Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation
Object numberFA.2001.16.1
DescriptionFourteen strips machine sewn together, each strip tan with two blue/black strips; eight holes across each strip every 2" length of fabric. Machine hemmed.
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1935
20th century
20th century
Ca. 1960