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Floor length garment with round neck and long sleeves batik-dyed damask; gold and white on purple.
Adire caftan
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Adire caftan

Maker Nigerian Artist
Datec. 1988
Place of originNigeria
MediumBatik dyed cotton
Dimensions50 1/2 × 54 in. (128.3 × 137.2 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Joanne B. Eicher
Object number2016.79.5
Collections
Visual DescriptionFloor length garment with round neck and long sleeves batik-dyed damask; gold and white on purple.
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