Hunter's Shirt

NameShirt

CultureMande

Datec. 1945

Place madeBenin, Africa

MediumCotton, leather, animal fur, monkey skull, cowrie shells

Dimensions23 5/8 × 42 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (60 × 108.5 × 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.2.5

Object numberA.1980.2.5

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionApplied decoration. Handspun brown cotton, embellished with amulets, cowrie shells around neck, monkey skull, leather and fur oblongs in rows of front. // Benin, formerly Dahomey.

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