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Kosso fin Dourou or Kosso fin Dourou Dyourou (Blanket of five blacks or Blanket of five black lines) by Bamana — VisualArtsDB
Kosso fin Dourou or Kosso fin Dourou Dyourou (Blanket of five blacks or Blanket of five black lines)
Bamana
1925–1975
Medium
10 strips of cotton, undyed and dyed with indigo; weft faced with supplementary weave, strip woven, machine stitched together, finished with twisted fringe
Dimensions
228.6 × 162.6 cm (90 × 64 in.)
Genre
textile
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
cotton (textile)
turtle
stripes
lions
indigo
diamond shapes
strip weaving
dyeing
African Textiles
blanket (covering)
cotton (fiber)
Textile
weaving
geometric motif
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