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Tapestry

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
Unidentified artist
late 1960s
Detail
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Asafo Flag
Unidentified artist
1950s
Textile
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Women's Shawl (Bakhnug)
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Textile
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Detail
Unidentified artist
n.d.
Apron (Simonoka)
Unidentified artist
20th century
Asafo Flag
Unidentified artist
1950s
Asafo Flag
Unidentified artist
After 1957