Chief's wrapper
Chief's wrapper

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Chief's wrapper,

mid-20th century

Baule or Dyula artist
2021-16

Information

Title
Chief's wrapper
Dates

mid-20th century

Maker
Baule or Dyula artist
Medium
Cotton, indigo, and dye
Dimensions
228.6 × 177.8 cm (90 × 70 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Hugh Leander Adams, Mary Trumbull Adams and Hugh Trumbull Adams Princeton Art Fund and anonymous gift
Object Number
2021-16
Place Made

Africa, Côte d'Ivoire

Culture
African, Baulé
Type
textiles, blankets (coverings), wrappers (garments)
Materials
cloth, cotton (fiber), indigo, dye
Techniques
hand spinning, weaving
Subject
chieftains, geometric patterns

Private collection, Kumasi, Ghana, by 2020; [Adire African Textiles, London, UK, acquired from the above, June 2020]; Princeton University Art Museum, acquired from the above, 2021

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