“Shipwreck”

Designer Thebe Magugu South African

fall/winter 2023–24

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Exhibition History

Title: “Shipwreck”
Designer: Thebe Magugu (South African, born 1993)
Date: fall/winter 2023–24
Culture: South African
Medium: (a) polyester, metal, (b) polyester, metal, (c) polyester, (d) polyester, (e) polyester, metal
Credit Line: Purchase, Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation Fund, 2024
Object Number: 2024.86a–e
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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