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Hausa Nigerian

Man's Great Robe (Babban Riga), early 1900s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Hausa

Title

Man's Great Robe (Babban Riga)

Year

early 1900s

Medium

Cotton plain weave with embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

cotton

Techniques

Dimensions

134.6 cm (53 inches) (length)

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Gift of Roberta Alford Capers in memory of John Alford, Professor of Art History at RISD 1945-1954

Object Number

1986.084.1

Projects & Publications

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

Use

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