Object Details
Maker
Yalunka artist
Label Text
This dye-stamped, patterned shirt is typical of the Yalunka peoples. It was brought to Bafodea, a center of the Limba peoples who learned dye stamping from the Yalunka. Its complex design motifs would have conferred status and prestige on the wearer.
Description
Man's shirt.
Provenance
Venice and Alastair Lamb, acquired Bafodea, Sierra Leone, 1980 to 1983
Exhibition History
TxtStyles: Fashioning Identity, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., June 11-December 7, 2008
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Credit Line
National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10463
Date
Mid-20th century
Object number
EJ10463
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Textile and Fiber Arts
Medium
Cotton, natural dye
Dimensions
H x W: 92 x 110cm (36 1/4 x 43 5/16in.)
Geography
Kalia, Sierra Leone
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Data Source
National Museum of African Art
Topic
Status
Adornment
Male use
geometric motif
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmafa_EJ10463