Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010

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David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2009–June 2010


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Length of fabric

early 21st century
Length x width: 362 x 120 cm (142 1/2 x 47 1/4 in.)
Cotton plain weave, printed

Classification: Textiles

Culture: African (Cameroon)

Object Place: Cameroon, Africa

Accession number: 2010.65

Description: Blue and white "resist" dyed textile with abstract design motifs.

Provenance/Ownership History: 2004, purchased in market in Foumban, Cameroon by Christraud M. Geary, Medford, MA; gift of Geary to the MFA. (Accession date: February 24, 2010)

Gift of Christraud M. Geary