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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Ekpe Chief's Attire
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Ekpe Chief's Attire

Artist Emmanuel Edem Effiom, Calabar (partial artist) (Nigerian)
Date2010
PurchasedCalabar, Nigeria
MediumMixed media, dyed cotton cloth, silk/nylon, beads, sequins, velvet
DimensionsGeneral size when costume is on form: 5 ft. 6 in. x 28 in. (167.6 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds provided from The Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2010.68.2
Collections
DescriptionDress consists of a long white lace shirt; an Ukara wrapper (a cotton cloth resist-dyed in indigo); an Okpomkpom (a long neck adornment with patterned and stitched detail), a beaded hat, shoes and vest; and a walking stick/cane decorated with nisbidi by staining black pigment.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Bottle for Vodou spirit Damballah
Haitian Artist
2012
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Christie Brown Batakari Minidress
Aisha Ayensu
2009
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
PISTIS Vlisco Evening Gown
Kabutey Dzietror
2011
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Coverlet
Unknown Chinese Artist
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Beaded panel (isibebe)
Zulu Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Untitled (from the Jai Alai series)
Jesús Rafael Soto
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Three Chiefs Leading Warriors (from 'Brief Narration of Europeans in Florida')
Johann Theodor de Bry
1591
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Chief's Horn
Liberian Artist
1830
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Man's Ceremonial Trousers (wando)
Hausa Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Adire caftan
Nigerian Artist
c. 1988
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Hound
Unknown Chinese Artist
17th-18th century or later
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Hunter's Shirt with Amulets (batakari)
Akan Artist
20th Century

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