Wrapper (alara)

photo: Jaron James

Wrapper (alara)

Currently not on view

Wrapper (alara),

1930–50

Yorùbá artist
2019-277

Information

Title
Wrapper (alara)
Dates

1930–50

Maker
Yorùbá artist
Medium
Cotton and dye
Dimensions
188 × 128 cm (74 × 50 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, anonymous gift
Object Number
2019-277
Place Made

Africa, Nigeria, Esie

Culture
African, Yoruba
Type
textiles
Materials
indigo, cotton (fiber)
Techniques
textile weaving processes and techniques
Subject
geometric patterns

Unrecorded owner in Esie, Nigeria; [Adire African Textiles, London, England, acquired from the above, 2002]; Princeton University Art Museum by purchase from the above, September 2019

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