Man's robe (riga)
early 20th century
(not assigned)Nigeria
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (strip-woven), embroidered with silk and cotton
DimensionsHeight x width: 141 x 276.9 cm (55 1/2 x 109 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Alan and Suzanne Dworsky, Jeremy and Hanne Grantham and Jane Pappalardo
Accession number2015.2055
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
Provenance1986, sold by an African runner to Jeffrey Spurr, Cambridge, MA; 2015, sold by Jeffrey Spurr to the MFA. (Accession date: May 20, 2015)
20th century
1930-1940
late 19th–early 20th century
mid-20th century
1940s
second half 19th century
19th century
late 19th century
1920s
