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Unknown Maker, Hausa

Riga (Gown),

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Hausa

Title

Riga (Gown)

Medium

cotton, silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Cotton and silk plain weave (strip woven) with cotton embroidery

Techniques

  • Cotton and silk plain weave (strip woven) with cotton embroidery

Dimensions

114.3 x 226.1 cm (45 x 89 inches)

Place

Place Made: Nigeria

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1992.024A

Riga (Gown)

Place Made: Nigeria

Exhibition History

It Comes in Many Forms

October 23, 2020 - December 18, 2021
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 Riga (Gown) with the accession number of 1992.024A. 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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