Mud cloth ("Bokolanfini")

Object number81.17.80

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions39 in. (99.1 cm) L.: 67 5/16 in.

MediumCotton cloth with mud and dye

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Mud cloth ("Bokolanfini")