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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Blanket (khasa)

mid 20th century
Length x width: 233.7 x 127 cm (92 x 50 in.)
Wool

Classification: Textiles

Culture: African, Mali, Fulani

Accession number: 2012.174

Description: Cream colored wool blanket with stripes of black and red with patterns.

Provenance/Ownership History: About 1970, acquired in Mali by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Krom, Côte d’Ivoire and Swampscott, MA; 2012 gift of the Kroms to the MFA. (Accession date: April 25, 2012)

Gift of Stephen and Christine Krom