Man's Robe

Yoruba Cloth woven in Ilorin, Nigeria; probably Hausa or Nupe Needlework and assembly in northern or central Nigeria Coastal West Africa

Date

1875/1920 (before 1920)

Medium

Cotton, strips of warp-resist dyed striped plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in open chain stitches; faced with cotton, warp-faced stripe plain weave and plain weave

Dimensions

125.1 × 362.8 cm (49 1/4 × 103 1/2 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

The Art Institute of Chicago, Maurice D. Galleher Endowment