Robe

Textile

2003-66-19

From: Mali

Curatorial Section: African

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Native Name Boubou
Object Number 2003-66-19
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mali
Section African
Materials Cotton | Silk
Technique Woven | Undyed | Sewn | Embroidered | Crocheted
Description

Robe made of 3.5 inch strips running vertically in body and horizontally in sleeves of robe; pocket on front; front and back heavily decorated with silk embroidery and lace insets in geometric and rectilinear designs; seam at bottom of side panels to create sleeves; also front and back of body joined below sleeves.

Height 125.8 cm
Width 197 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.395 - Other Number

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