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early 20th century

Ewe artist
2021-115

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Dates

early 20th century

Maker
Ewe artist
Medium
Cotton, indigo, and dye
Dimensions
203.2 × 152.4 cm (80 × 60 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Hugh Leander Adams, Mary Trumbull Adams and Hugh Trumbull Adams Princeton Art Fund and anonymous gift
Object Number
2021-115
Place Made

Africa, Togo

Culture
African, Ewe cultures
Type
textiles, wrappers (garments)
Materials
indigo, dye, cotton (fiber)
Techniques
weaving
Subject
prestige, trade, geometric patterns

Unrecorded owner, Niger, before 2021; [Private collection, Kpalime Town, Volta, by February 2021]; [Private collection, Accra, Ghana, by purchase from the above, February 2021]; [Adire African Textiles, London, UK, by purchase from the above, 2021]; Princeton University Art Museum, by purchase from the above, 2021

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