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Unknown Maker

Man’s robe,

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Title

Man’s robe

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Cotton plain weave,
  • indigo resist-dyed; machine embroidered

Techniques

  • Cotton plain weave,
  • indigo resist-dyed; machine embroidered

Dimensions

Center back length: 139.7 cm (55 inches)

Place

Geographic Reference: Northern Bombali province, Sierra Leone

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of John and Joanna McWilliam

Object Number

2023.44.8

About

Man’s robe

Geographic Reference: Northern Bombali province, Sierra Leone

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Man’s robe with the accession number of 2023.44.8. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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