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Woman's wrapper: Adire Oniko
Woman's wrapper: Adire Oniko

Woman's wrapper: Adire Oniko

mid-20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, stitch resist-dyed
DimensionsHeight x width: 65 x 68 1/2 in. (165.1 x 174 cm)
Credit LineGift of Olaperi Onipede in memory of her parents, Dr. F. Oladipo Onipede and Mrs. Frances A. Onipede
Accession number2007.1142
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 1990, acquired on the art market by Olaperi Onipede [see note 1]; Gift to the MFA (Accession Date: January 23, 2008)

[1] Object numbers 2007.xx-2007.xx were purchased from various dealers from 1990-2007: Duncan Clarke, Adire African Textiles Gallery, London, UK; Victoria Scott, Black Art Studio, Santa Fe, NM; Gasali Adeyemo, Textile Artist, Santa Fe, NM. Ongoing research is being done to determine which objects came from each dealer and the date of sale.
Kimono (yukata)
late 19th to early 20th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
first half of 20th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
late 16th or early 17th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
16th or early 17th century
Fragment of robe (katabira)
late 17th or early 18th century