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Ogboni Chief's Textile

A work made of cotton, indigo dyed; sixteen strips of plain weave, joined by hand stitching; embroidered with wool in chain stitches; edged with cotton, buttonhole stitched uncut fringe.

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  • A work made of cotton, indigo dyed; sixteen strips of plain weave, joined by hand stitching; embroidered with wool in chain stitches; edged with cotton, buttonhole stitched uncut fringe.

Date:

1900/50

Artist:

Yoruba
Iwo, Nigeria
Coastal West Africa

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Yoruba

Title

Ogboni Chief's Textile

Place

Nigeria (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1900–1950

Medium

Cotton, indigo dyed; sixteen strips of plain weave, joined by hand stitching; embroidered with wool in chain stitches; edged with cotton, buttonhole stitched uncut fringe

Dimensions

162.5 × 275.6 cm (64 × 108 1/2 in.); Approximate strip: W.: 10 cm (4 in.)

Credit Line

O. Renard Goltra Fund

Reference Number

1995.424

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