Chief's shirt (boubou)
second half 19th century
Object PlaceLiberia or Sierra Leone, Africa
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (strip woven), embroidered with wool
DimensionsOverall: 94 x 152.4 cm (37 x 60 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession number2004.551
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York; Purchased from the Gail Martin Gallery, New York, by the MFA, September 22, 2004
1930-1940
mid-20th century
1940s
early 20th century
20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
20th century
mid-20th century
late 20th century
20th century