Prestige tunic (agbádá àlàári)
Prestige tunic (agbádá àlàári)
Prestige tunic (agbádá àlàári)
Prestige tunic (agbádá àlàári)

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Prestige tunic (agbádá àlàári),

late 19th century

Yorùbá artist
2016-101

Information

Title
Prestige tunic (agbádá àlàári)
Dates

late 19th century

Maker
Yorùbá artist
Medium
Cotton and silk
Dimensions
287 × 134.6 cm (113 × 53 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund
Object Number
2016-101
Place Made

Africa, Nigeria

Culture
African
Period
Yoruba
Type
textiles, regalia, robes
Materials
silk (textile), cotton (textile)
Techniques
sewing, textile weaving processes and techniques, embroidering
Subject
chieftains, motifs, emblems (symbols), geometric patterns, stripes, Islam, prestige

David Walker, United Kingdom; [Andres Moraga Textile Art, Berkeley, CA until 2016]; Princeton University Art Museum, 2016

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