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Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Tunic, 20th century. cotton fabric with silk embroidery, L: 44 1/2 in. (113.0 cm) W (top): 38 1/4 in. (97.1 cm) W (bottom): 83 1/4 in. (211.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ellen and Klaus Werner, 1996.207. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Tunic

Date

20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

cotton fabric with silk embroidery

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

L: 44 1/2 in. (113.0 cm) W (top): 38 1/4 in. (97.1 cm) W (bottom): 83 1/4 in. (211.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ellen and Klaus Werner

Accession Number

1996.207

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Yorùbá

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