Man's wrapper
mid 20th century
Object PlaceAfrica
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave with supplementary continuous (clipped) warps used periodically as wefts (lace weave) and discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
DimensionsHeight x width: 56 x 77 in. (142.2 x 195.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Timothy Phillips
Accession number2008.1586
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Provenance2007, purchased at Akka Etnografia.arte in Rome, Italy by Timothy Phillips, Cambridge, MA; gift of Phillips to the MFA (December 17, 2008)mid 20th century
about 1860
about 1875
about 1875
about 1875
about 1860
about 1860
about 1875
probably 1820–30
mid-19th century