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Woman's Marriage Shawl (Dankana or Dagana) by Minianka — VisualArtsDB
Woman's Marriage Shawl (Dankana or Dagana)
Minianka
1987
Medium
Cotton, nine narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; embroidered in chain stitches; plied yarn and warp fringe
Dimensions
213.4 × 100.5 cm (84 × 39 1/2 in.); Repeat: 22.2 × 10.8 cm (8 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.); Approximate strip: W.: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Genre
Textile
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
minianka
Tags
minianka
cotton (textile)
clothing
african
gur
arts of Africa
dress (garment)
African Textiles
needlework (visual works)
costume
Textile
embroidering
plain weaving