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Robe (Boubou Lomasa)

Robe (Boubou Lomasa)

Soninke Possibly Senegal or Mali Northern Africa and the Sahel
Date
Late 19th century
Medium
Handspun cotton, indigo dye; polychrome silk and cotton; strip weave, hand embroidery
Dimensions
124.5 × 194.3 cm (49 × 76 1/2 in.)
Department
Arts of Africa
Credit line
The Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Africa and the Americas Curatorial Discretionary and Vedder Price Kaufmann & Kammholtz Endowment funds