Caftan

Designer Patience Torlowei Nigerian

ca. 2020

Not on view

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Exhibition History

Title: Caftan
Designer: Patience Torlowei (Nigerian, born 1964)
Date: ca. 2020
Culture: Nigerian
Medium: cotton, silk
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2023
Object Number: 2023.100
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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