Head Tie

Unidentified Igbira maker

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collected 1977

Cotton and rayon

Overall: 66 15/16 × 43 11/16 in. (170 × 111 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Adrian Walser, Class of 1932

178.30.25823

Geography

Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Clothing: Headwear

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Adrian Andrew Walser (1910-1994) in Okene, Nigeria, 1977; given to present collection, 1978.

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