Man’s Garment, Tunic

2008.22.0040

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Artifact Identification Man’s Garment, Tunic   (2008.22.0040)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Main Garments
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Contemporary, 1980-1989
Culture Wodaabe, Bororo, Boadaado

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 236 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 28 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.1 cm
Weight 336 g
Measuring Remarks Total length estimated using folded length. Depth = thickness.
Materials Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Metal, Pigment--Dye, Plastic, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Joining, Sewing, Twisting, Beaded, Piercing
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Bovin, Mette. Nomads Who Cultivate Beauty: Wodaabe dances and visual arts in Niger. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet: Uppsala, 2001. Seligman, Thomas and Kristyne Loughran, eds. Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara nomads in a modern world. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History: Los Angeles, 2006. Van Offelen, Marion and Carol Beckwith. Nomads of Niger. William Collins Sons & Co.: London, 1983.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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