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Women's gown

(South African, born in 1986)
2018
Medium/TechniquePlain weave cotton canvas gown, wool and mohair knit trim
DimensionsOverall: 165.1 × 33 × 5.1 cm (65 × 13 × 2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Accession number2018.3833
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance2018, sold by MaXhosa by Laduma, Port Elizabeth, South Africa to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2018)
Women's gown
Laduma Ngxokolo
2018
Group shot: 2018.3832.1-2
Laduma Ngxokolo
2018
Group shot: 2018.3832.1-2
Laduma Ngxokolo
2018
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Group shot: 2017.4346.1b-2
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Group shot: 2017.4347.1-2
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