Ekpe (Leopard) Society cloth
1900-1950
Object PlaceCross River, Nigeria
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, stitch-resist dyed
DimensionsHeight x width: 184.8 x 133.4 cm (72 3/4 x 52 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Alan and Suzanne Dworsky, Jeremy and Hanne Grantham and Jane Pappalardo
Accession number2015.2048
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
Provenance1993, sold by Hamill Gallery, Boston, to Jeffrey Spurr, Cambridge, MA; 2015, sold by Jeffrey Spurr to the MFA. (Accession date: May 20, 2015)
late 19th to early 20th century
mid-20th century
mid-20th century
mid-20th century
1900-1950
mid-20th century
first half of 20th century
16th or early 17th century
late 16th or early 17th century
late 17th or early 18th century
20th century
20th century