Adire Eleko Textile

ca. 1980–89

African Art

Not on view
Medium

Cotton

Dimensions

78 3/4 × 78 3/4 in. (200 × 200 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Joanne B. Eicher

Accession Number

2017.21.1

Geography

Nigeria

Culture

Yorùbá

Period

20th century

Classification

Textiles

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Purchased at the Onikon Compound National Museum in Lagos, Nigeria, by Joanne Eicher, Saint Paul, Minn., 1980 [see note 1]; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2017

Note 1: Joanne Eichner is a sociologist, anthropologist, and international authority in the field of African textiles and the sociocultural aspects of dress
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2017), 6
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

adire, textile materials

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