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Wrapper (adire eleko)
Wrapper (adire eleko)
Date:
ca. 1970
Location:
Not on display
Century:
20th Century AD
Media:
Cotton; Cassava Starch-resist Dyeing
Dimensions:
87.6 x 212.1 cm (34 1/2 x 83 1/2 in.)
Department:
Costume and Textile Arts
Object Type:
Costume
Country:
Nigeria
Continent:
Africa
Accession Number:
2018.81.4
Acquisition Date:
2018-10-30
Credit Line:

Gift from Rita Barela and Thomas K. Seligman

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