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Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_PS9.jpg)
Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_PS9.jpg)
Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail01_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail01_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail02_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail02_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail03_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail03_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail04_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail04_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail05_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail05_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail06_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_detail06_PS9.jpg)

Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1997.172.3.jpg)

Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1997.172.3.jpg)

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Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Yorùbá
MEDIUM Cotton, metallic thread
  • Place Made: Ibadan, Nigeria
    • DATES 1973
    DIMENSIONS 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1997.172.3
    CREDIT LINE Gift of William C. Siegmann
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Yorùbá. Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè), 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_PS9.jpg)
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    Yorùbá. <em>Woman's shawl (aṣọ-òkè)</em>, 1973. Cotton, metallic thread, 23 1/2 x 91 in. (59.7 x 231.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Siegmann, 1997.172.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1997.172.3_PS9.jpg)

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