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Robe (Riga Saki)

Robe (Riga Saki)

Nupe or Hausa Nigeria
Date
1940s
Medium
Cotton, narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, knotted buttonhole, open chain, and stem stitches; edged with oblique interlacing
Dimensions
134.4 × 256.4 cm (52 7/8 × 101 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ruttenberg