Man's tunic (Dandogo) and trousers
Date20th century
Maker
Nigerian
, Ekiti region
Label TextGarments can be visual passports, communicating characteristics about the wearer's identity. Interlacing patterns on this tunic show an allegiance with protective aspects of the Muslim faith. Endless knots embellish the opening for the head, acknowledged to be the part of the body closest to the heavens. Such depictions can perhaps be attributed to Koranic scholars, who often worked part-time as embroiderers.
Object number2001.987
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Indigo, May 9 - Oct. 19, 2003.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World, Apr. 9 - Oct. 9, 2016.Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund
Dimensions.a H.: 127 cm
.a W.: 265 cm
.b H.: 96.5 cm
.b W.: 93 1/2 in.
MediumCotton, strip woven, embroidery, natural indigo dye
Nigerian, Yoruba culture
mid-20th century
Object number: 2023.18.1
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