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Dowry Cloth
Dowry Cloth

Dowry Cloth

mid 20th century
(not assigned)Ivory Coast
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, resist dyed and patterned with supplementary wefts (strip-woven)
DimensionsOverall: 213.4 x 128.3 cm (84 x 50 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession number2012.523
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceAbout 1977, acquired in the Ivory Coast by Jean-Michel Rostoker, Paris; 2011, sold by Rostoker to Andres Moraga (dealer), Berkeley, CA; 2012, sold by Andres Moraga to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 26, 2012)