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Tapestry

Tapestry

Artist
CultureBenin Republic, Fon culture
Datec. 1970
Mediumcotton
Dimensions52 1/2 × 33 1/8 in. (133.4 × 84.1 cm)
Classificationstextiles
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number2024.58.5
DescriptionAppliqué tapestry, all hand stitched with animals (birds, fish, lion, cow, pig) , boat, guitar knife, iron, and human figures one of which is hugging a tree, the other two one man is hanging another.
On View
Not on view
Appliqué
Appliqué
Unidentified artist
late 1960s
Detail
Korhogo Mud Cloth
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Asafo Flag
Asafo Flag
Unidentified artist
1950s
Silk Embroidery on Cotton
Silk Embroidery on Cotton
Unidentified artist
19th century
Jubilee (“Oloba”) Adire Cloth
Jubilee (“Oloba”) Adire Cloth
Workshop of Diko Compound
c. 1965
Adire Cloth (“Olokun”) with Geometric Shapes and Natural Motifs
Adire Cloth (“Olokun”) with Geometric Shapes and Natural Motifs
Unidentified artist
c. 1965
Senufu Mud Cloth
Senufu Mud Cloth
Unidentified artist
20th century?
Detail
Woman’s Wrap
Unidentified artist
c. 1970
Baby Wrapper (Oja)
Baby Wrapper (Oja)
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Batik Hanging
Batik Hanging
Unidentified artist
c. 1970
Cloth
Cloth
Bintu
n.d.
Detail
Commemorative Cloth for the Centenary of the Mua Mission: "Together in Jesus Christ"
Unidentified artist
n.d.