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Woman's Skirtearly to mid-20th century

Not on view
Vertical woven textile panel with dense looped embroidery in olive, straw, and terracotta tones over a rust-brown ground, terminating in knotted fringe

Unknown, Woman's Skirt, early to mid-20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Bernard Kester, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Skirt
Culture
Dida
Place Made
West Africa, Ivory Coast
Date Made
early to mid-20th century
Medium
Raffia plain weave, tie dyed, with oblique interlacing
Dimensions
Length: 25 1/2 in. (64.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Bernard Kester
Accession Number
AC1996.111.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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