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Preview image of work. cloth,  Blouse (Buba) 28285

2014.31.3

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Blouse (Buba)

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Artists

Artist Unidentified (Yorùbá) [formerly attributed to Artist Unidentified (Nigerian)];

Title

Blouse (Buba)

Creation Date

1900-1961

Century

20th century

Dimensions

16 1/2 x 50 in. (41.91 x 127 cm)

Object Type

textile/natural fiber

Creation Place

West Africa, Nigeria

Medium and Support

cloth

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy A. Hassfeld made in memory of the Otun Shoun, Chief N.D. Oyerinde, OBE

Copyright

This artwork may be under copyright. For further information, please consult the Museum’s Copyright Terms and Conditions.

Accession Number

2014.31.3

Object Description

Donor's Notes (Transcribed by Curator, Joachim Homann):
-Imported cloth.
-Buba: The top – a loose-blouse style that requires l l/2 yards for a manufactured 45-inch wide fabric. You buy a complete set of aso oke and the tailor sorts out the number to use for sewing the buba.