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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

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

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ClassificationsCostumes

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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)