Wedding hanging (arkilla kunta)
Wedding hanging (arkilla kunta)

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Wedding hanging (arkilla kunta),

early 20th century

Wogo or Songhai artist
2020-40

Information

Title
Wedding hanging (arkilla kunta)
Dates

early 20th century

Maker
Wogo or Songhai artist
Medium
Wool and dye
Dimensions
309.9 × 132.1 cm (122 × 52 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund and anonymous gift
Object Number
2020-40
Place Made

Africa, Niger

Culture
African, Songhai
Type
textiles
Materials
dye, wool (textile)
Techniques
weaving
Subject
trade, geometric patterns, Islam, marriage

Private collection, Accra, Ghana, 2009; [Adire African Textiles, London, UK, by purchase from the above, 2009]; Private collection, London, UK, by purchase from the above; [Adire African Textiles, London, UK]; Princeton University Art Museum,by purchase from the above, 2020

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