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Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe)

ca. 1940
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 456

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe)
  • Artist: Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria
  • Date: ca. 1940
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kano
  • Culture: Hausa peoples
  • Medium: Cotton, tsamiya silk
  • Dimensions: H. 102 x W. 55 in. (259.1 x 139.7 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Woven
  • Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.206.279
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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