Textile

1974

African Art

Not on view
Medium

Cloth, thread, and dye

Dimensions

135 1/2 × 78 1/2 × 1/8 in. (344.2 × 199.4 × 0.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Martin, B.A. 1974

Accession Number

2021.24.1

Geography

Lomé, Togo

Classification

Textiles

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Provenance
Artisan center, Lomé , Togo, 1974 [see note 1]; sold to Robert Martin (born 1952), Madison, New Jersey, later Mystic, Conn., December 17, 1974 [see note 2]; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2021

Note 1: Robert Martin purchased Textile from an Artisan center in Lomé, Togo. Three of the artists from the center were photographed working by Robert Martin. (see images in media and interview with Robert Martin in Mystic, Conn., May 17, 2021, notes in curatorial object file)

Note 2: Robert Martin was stationed in Togo for a training period as a school construction volunteer with the United States Peace Corps between October 6, 1974–December 19, 1974. He lived in both Kpalimé, Togo, as well as Yadé, Togo, during this period. He traveled to Lomé occasionally during this time. In late December of 1974, he returned home to Madison, New Jersey. (see email from Robert Martin, May 26, 2021 and interview with Robert Martin, Mystic, Conn., May 17, 2021, notes in curatorial object file)
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined

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