Dahomey (Benin) Quilt
Unidentified Fon maker
1960
Cotton applique
Overall: 46 5/8 × 64 3/16 in. (118.5 × 163 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Grace Hope Hill, in honor of Dartmouth Professor Emeritus Errol G. Hill (1921-2003)
2016.58
Geography
Place Made: Benin, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Textile
Research Area
Africa
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Provenance
Purchased in Dahomey by Errol Hill (1921-2003) and Grace Hope Hill, in 1966; given to present collection, 2016.
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