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Unknown Maker, Hausa

Man's Great Robe (Babban Riga)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Hausa

Culture

Hausa, Nigerian

Title

Man's Great Robe (Babban Riga)

Year

early 1900s

Medium

  • Cotton plain weave with embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Cotton plain weave with embroidery

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

134.6 cm (53 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

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

Object Number

1986.084.1

Type

  • Costume

Publications

  • Books

A World of Costume and Textiles: A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)
Jul 17, 1987 – Sep 06, 1987

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Unknown Maker, Hausa
Man's Great Robe (Babban Riga), early 1900s
Cotton plain weave with embroidery
134.6 cm (53 inches) (length)
Gift of Roberta Alford Capers in memory of John Alford, Professor of Art History at RISD 1945-1954 1986.084.1

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