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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Butterfly motif cloth
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Butterfly motif cloth

Maker Sierra Leonean Artist , Makeni province
Date20th century
PurchasedMakeni, Northern Province, Africa
MediumCotton, local dyes
Dimensions5 ft. 8 in. x 43 1/2 in. (172.7 x 110.5 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberT-82-129
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