Woman's Àdìre Wrapper

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Yoruba

Title

Woman's Àdìre Wrapper

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.

1925–1975

Medium

16 panels joined: alternating panels of cotton, plain weave; screen printed and cotton, plain weave; screen printed; resist-dyed

Dimensions

195.2 × 144.6 cm (76 3/4 × 56 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Irving Dobkin Endowment

Reference Number

2009.1033

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