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Men's ceremonial cloth 10.05.1796

Over-sized men's clothing equates to importance. In northern Nigeria, large silk embroidered robes that are worn, or given to subordinates, are indicative of high status. The triangular knife pattern and the calligraphic spiral rosette may have an underlying protective symbolism that has been overlaid with commercial trade value.

  • Ref.:10.05.1796
  • Size:140 X 240 cm
  • Weight:1,950 kg

Category

  • Embroideries & Clothes 10.05West African Stripweaves 10.01West-, Central- & North Africa 29.01
  • AFRICAN TEXTILES 10REGIONAL GALLERIES 29

Origin

  • West and Central Africa
  • CAMEROON
  • Haussa Multiple regional tribes

Material

  • VegetalCotton

Quality

  • Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)Original condition Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)High aesthetic value

845.00
CHF
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