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Kosso walani by Bamana — VisualArtsDB

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Kosso walani

Kosso walani

Kosso walani

1940–1968

Medium: 10 strips of cotton, undyed and dyed with indigo and commercial orange dye; weft faced, strip woven, machine stitched together, finished with twisted fringe
Dimensions: 218.5 × 142.3 cm (86 × 56 in.)
Genre: Textiles
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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gridscotton (textile)stripesteethindigostrip weavingdyeingAfrican Textilesblanket (covering)dyecotton (fiber)Textileweavinggeometric motif

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