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Wedding Blanket (Arkilla Jenngo)

A work made of cotton and wool; thirteen strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining and eccentric wefts; main warp fringe.

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  • A work made of cotton and wool; thirteen strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining and eccentric wefts; main warp fringe.

Date:

Early/mid–20th century

Artist:

Fulani
Niger

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Fulani

Title

Wedding Blanket (Arkilla Jenngo)

Place

Niger (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 1901–1975

Medium

Cotton and wool; thirteen strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining and eccentric wefts; main warp fringe

Dimensions

423.8 × 109.1 cm (166 7/8 × 43 in.); Thirteen strips: W.: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Edward Johnson Endowment

Reference Number

2001.412

Extended information about this artwork

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