Yoruba
Cloth woven in Ilorin, Nigeria; probably Hausa or Nupe
Needlework and assembly in northern or central Nigeria
Coastal West Africa
Man's Robe
INV-1469
Yoruba
Cloth woven in Ilorin, Nigeria; probably Hausa or Nupe
Needlework and assembly in northern or central Nigeria
Coastal West Africa1875/1920 (before 1920)
yorubaArts of AfricaafricanCoastal West Africatextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
1875/1920 (before 1920)
Medium
Cotton, strips of warp-resist dyed striped plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in open chain stitches; faced with cotton, warp-faced stripe plain weave and plain weave
Dimensions
125.1 × 362.8 cm (49 1/4 × 103 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Art Institute of Chicago, Maurice D. Galleher Endowment
Also notable
Works in the same vein
