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Black and white textile with geometric motifs.

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Hammock

Maker Mende Artist

Datec. 1950

Place of originSierra Leone, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions26 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. (66 x 221 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of Lewis Berner and family

Object number2002.31.8

Collections

AFRICAN

Visual DescriptionBlack and white textile with geometric motifs.

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