Abang (Royal Women's dance) costume
Etubom Asuquo Etim
(Nigerian)
2015
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueRaffia grass, polyester
DimensionsHeight x width (when dressed, standing):
(232.4 × 81.3 × 76.2), 231.1 cm circumference
(91 1/2 × 32 × 30), 91 in. circumference
(232.4 × 81.3 × 76.2), 231.1 cm circumference
(91 1/2 × 32 × 30), 91 in. circumference
Credit LineTextile Curator’s Fund, Friends of African and Oceanic Art Fund, Susan Cornelia Warren Fund, and funds donated by the Textile & Costume Society, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession number2017.1367.1-11
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceAugust 16, 2016, acquired from the artist by Dr. Ivor Miller, Cambridge, MA; 2017, sold by Dr. Ivor Miller to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2017)
early 20th century
1950s-1960s
mid 20th-century
mid 20th-century
mid 20th century
