Handspun cotton woven into strips, sewn together at selvedges, warp is white with weft design of black bars of varying width, not evenly matched

Blanket

Maker Bamana Artist

Date20th century

Place of originMali

MediumCotton, black pigment

Dimensions48 in. x 6 ft. 5 in. (121.9 x 195.6 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Art Acquisition Fund

Object number2010.2.5

Collections

AFRICAN

Visual DescriptionHandspun cotton woven into strips, sewn together at selvedges, warp is white with weft design of black bars of varying width, not evenly matched

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