Man's garment

20th century

Clothes 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.

Cotton, imported factory cloth with applique and embroidery

35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm)

L.: 45 3/4 in.

Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

81.17.769

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

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].

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