Cloth

Object number81.17.683

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

Dimensions47 5/16 in. (120.2 cm) L.: 71 5/8 in.

MediumCloth (strip weave)

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