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Man’s Garment, Tunic

2008.22.0053

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Artifact Identification Man’s Garment, Tunic   (2008.22.0053)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Main Garments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Contemporary
Date 1980-1989
Culture Wodaabe, Bororo, Boadaado
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 94.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 75.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.3 cm
Weight N/A
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Pigment--Dye, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Appliqué, Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Sewing, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description 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

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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