Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

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David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2011–June 2012


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Man's wrapper (Aso oke)

mid 20th century
Length x width: 123.2 x 190.5 cm (48 1/2 x 75 in.) w/o fringe
Cotton plain weave with silk and cotton supplementary patterning wefts (Strip weaving).

Classification: Textiles

Culture: African, Nigerian, Yoruba

Accession number: 2011.500

Description: Strip woven cloth in pink with blue and white gingham. Accents of yellow, green, and black. Fringe on two sides.

Provenance/Ownership History: July, 1958, purchased at a market in Nigeria by Frances Steele, East Dennis, MA; 2011, gift of Steele to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2011)

Gift of Dr. Frances Steele in memory of Clara Steele