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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Woman’s wrapper
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Woman’s wrapper

Artist Yoruba Artist
Date1973
Made/manufacturedOsogbo, Osun, Nigeria, Africa
PurchasedOsogbo, Osun, Nigeria, Africa
MediumCotton damask, indigo and synthetic dyes, starch resist
DimensionsOverall: 5 ft. 6 in. x 33 in. (1 m 67.64 cm x 83.82 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Robin and Donna Poynor
Object number2023.30.10
Collections
DescriptionStriped commercial cloth with stenciled geometric patterns of blue, red and white.
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