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Photo: Paul Macapia
Man's garment
Photo: Paul Macapia

Man's garment

Date20th century
Label TextClothes with symbolic insignia are worn by all the men associated with the palace. This tunic has bold geometric patterns that would identify the wearer as belonging to this group. At festivals in the dry season, among the kingdoms of the grasslands, men wearing tunics and hats covered with mazes of imagery are a common sight.
Object number81.17.769
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.Published ReferencesMcClusky, Pamela. Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back. Exh. Cat. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, in association with Princeton University Press, 2002; pp. 131, 134, reproduced pl. 73 [not in exhibition].
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm) L.: 45 3/4 in.
MediumCotton, imported factory cloth with applique and embroidery
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