Wrapper (Adire Alabere)

Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Wrapper (Adire Alabere), 20th century. Commercial cotton, synthetic indigo dye, 64 1/2 × 73 in. (163.8 × 185.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Frieda and Milton F. Rosenthal, 1990.132.9. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Wrapper (Adire Alabere)

Date

20th century

Geography

Place made: Abeokuta, Nigeria

Medium

Commercial cotton, synthetic indigo dye

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

64 1/2 × 73 in. (163.8 × 185.4 cm)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by Frieda and Milton F. Rosenthal

Accession Number

1990.132.9

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