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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Woman's wrapper

mid 20th century
Length x width: 161.3 x 165.1 cm (63 1/2 x 65 in.)
Cotton. Stencil resist-dyed indigo.

Classification: Textiles

Culture: African, Nigerian

Accession number: 2011.499

Description: Woman's wrapper in blue and white. Stencil resist-dyed indigo. Pieced together in center.

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