Pair of Yata Dance Panels (Yata)

Yoruba Nigeria Coastal West Africa

Date

Probably early 20th century

Medium

Glass beads, cotton, and cloth

Dimensions

With fringe. Height without fringe = 11.5 in.: 42.6 × 29.3 cm (16 3/4 × 11 1/2 in.); fully extended: 97.2 × 29.9 × 1.3 cm (38 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 1/2 in.)

Department

Arts of Africa

Credit line

Gift of the Michael R. Mack Collection