Robe

Textile

2003-63-159

From: Liberia

Curatorial Section: African

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Native Name Boubou
Object Number 2003-63-159
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Liberia
Section African
Materials Cotton | Pigment
Technique Woven | Dyed | Sewn
Description

Sleeveless robe made of 4 3/4 inch strips with undyed and blue cotton warp stripes running vertically; rectangular pocket placed so stripes run horizontally; designs in red, white, and blue weft float on strips and down center of back; sides sewn together for half of length leaving the rest open for armholes. Yarn dyed.

Height 105 cm
Width 77 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1894.1.27 - Other Number

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