Talismanic Textile

Probably Senegal

Date

Late 19th/early 20th century

Medium

Four panels joined: cotton, plain weave; painted; amulets of animal hide and felt attached by knotted strips of leather

Dimensions

255.2 × 178.8 cm (100 1/2 × 70 3/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

African and Amerindian Purchase Endowment