Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele)
Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele)
Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele)
Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele)
Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele)
Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele)

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Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele),

late 19th century

Yorùbá artist
2021-252

Information

Title
Shawl (aṣọ-òkè ipele)
Dates

late 19th century

Maker
Yorùbá artist
Medium
Cotton, silk, indigo, and dye
Dimensions
154.9 × 88.9 cm (61 × 35 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund and anonymous gift
Object Number
2021-252
Place Made

Africa, Nigeria

Culture
African, Nigerian
Type
shawls
Materials
silk (textile), indigo, dye, cotton (fiber)
Techniques
weaving
Subject
clothing, shawls, trade, colonialism

[Unnamed dealer, Ondo, Nigeria, by 2000]; [Adire African Textiles, London, UK, acquired from the above, 2000]; Princeton University Art Museum, acquired from the above, 2022

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