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Girl's skirt tie-dye

Made By Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, West Africa)
Cultureunknown
Datelate 20th century
Mediumcloth with wax-resistant impressions of cowrie shells
Classification(s)
  • WCMA Reserve Collection
Credit LineGift of Drs. Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Object numberRC.83.135
Descriptionfabric is broad-based around the region
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Tie-dye
Tie-dye
Ouagadougou
mid 20th century
Tie-dye cloth with elephant motif
Tie-dye cloth with elephant motif
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Tie-dye, Ouagadougou
Tie-dye, Ouagadougou
Mossi Cultural Group
late 20th century
Cowrie covered maternity figure (shrine figure)
Cowrie covered maternity figure (shrine figure)
Mossi Cultural Group
late 19th/early 20th century