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warrior's tunic with matching hat and staff

early 1900s

Akan people

2012.37A-C

Not currently on view

cottonsilkleatherhidewood

Artwork Details

Culture
Akan people
Creation Date
early 1900s
Creation Location
Ghana
Materials
A) tunic: cotton, leather, wool, paper board, reptile skin, hide with fur, wood B) hat: possibly silk, cotton, bast fiber, leather, wool, paper board, reptile skin, hide with fur, wood, animal hair C) staff: wood, leather, cotton
Object Types
tunics, ensembles
Dimensions

A) tunic: L40 in. (back neck to hem) B) hat: H5-1/2 in. C) staff: L17 in. (without strap)

Accession Number
2012.37A-C
Credit Line

Emma Harter Sweetser Fund, Caroline Marmon Fesler Fund

Copyright
No Known Rights Holder
Collection

Textile and Fashion Arts

Color Palette

Private Collection, England, before 1965. Private Collection, New York, by 1980; (Young Robertson Gallery, New York); purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2012.



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