Garment, Body Cloth
2008.22.0077
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Garment, Body Cloth (2008.22.0077) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Contemporary, 1980-1989 |
| Culture | Wodaabe, Bororo, Boadaado |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 260 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 87 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | .14 cm |
| Weight | 462 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Total length estimated from folded length. Depth=Thickness. |
| Materials | Pigment--Dye, Textile |
| Manufacturing Processes | Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Sewing, Twisting |
| Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| 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 |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |