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Nupe
1900–2000
- Medium
- Cotton and probably silk; stripes of warp-faced plain weave; supplementary brocading wefts with crossing and wavering weft turns; embroidered; two panels joined with machine stitching; four salvages present; group and twisted extending warp fringe
- Dimensions
- 186.7 × 132.8 cm (73 1/2 × 52 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
stripesnupearts of AfricaAfrican Textilescostumecotton (fiber)Textileweavinggeometric motiflinesembroideringplain weaving
