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Abang dance ensemble
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Abang dance ensemble

Eme Ballyntine Henshaw (Nigerian)
2018
Medium/TechniqueSynthetic fabric: velvet, damask, and yarn
DimensionsContainer: 61 × 91.4 × 30.5 cm (24 × 36 × 12 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Nka Ikem Esit Charitable Organization, Inc.
Accession number2019.1807
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance2018, commissioned from the artist by Dr. Felicia Bassey-Akamune; 2018, gift of Dr. Felicia Bassey-Akamune to the Nka Ikem Esit Charitable Organization Inc., Washington, DC; 2019, gift of the Nka Ikem Esit Charitable Organization to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2019)
Vest
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–75
Hunter's Tunic
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Hunter's Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Quilt: Joyful Noise
Clara Wainwright
November 2008
Hat
20th century
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Woman's Apron
about 1960
Skirt for girl
Artist Unidentified
20th century
skirt for girl
Artist Unidentified
20th century