Man's wrapper
mid 20th century
Object PlaceAfrica
Medium/TechniqueCotton and Lurex plain weave with open work pattern created by main warps acting as wefts at regular intervals (lace weave)
DimensionsHeight x width: 62 x 82 in. (157.5 x 208.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Timothy Phillips
Accession number2008.1587
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)
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
latter half of 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
about 1875
about 1865
about 1875
about 1865
mid-19th century
about 1865
19th century
about 1875