Wedding Ensemble for a Groom (Umyeni)

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Date

1950s

Medium

Cotton cloth, glass beads, mother of pearl beads, thread, leather, wool, and metal

Dimensions

Skirt: H.: 65.5 cm (25 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Purchased with funds provided by the Woman's Board of The Art Institute of Chicago; partial gift of Axis Gallery (Gary Van Wyk and Lisa Brittan)

See 1998.518.

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