Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

The Acquisitions

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


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Tunic

1960s
Center back: 73.7 cm (29 in.)
Cotton plain weave machine embroidered with cotton

Classification: Textiles

Culture: African, Nigerian, Possibly Hausa

Accession number: 2011.2236

Description: Tunic with black and white stripes. Wide sleeves, neckline is decorated with red and yellow embroidery.

Provenance/Ownership History: By 1969, purchased in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, by Eli and Carolyn Newberger; 2011, gift of the Newbergers to the MFA (Accession date: December 30, 2011)

Gift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger