Blanket

Museum number:

5-16406

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Alternate number:

B-2004 (previous number (Bascom’s number))

Accession number:

Acc.4739

Object count:

1

Description:

Oyo blanket constructed from 9 bands of narrow loom woven heavy cotton. bands joined lengthwise and finished with warp fringe. blue and white stripes of various widths accented by double bands of patterned stripes (diamonds and vertical bars) every 15-16cm. bands are 12cm and 13.5cm wide.

Donor:

Berta Bascom

Collection place:

Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria

Verbatim coll. place:

West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Oyo

Culture or time period:

Yoruba

Collector:

Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom

Collection date:

1962

Materials:

Cotton (textile)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Blankets (coverings)

Function:

4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings

Accession date:

June 23, 2004

Context of use:

household

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

Dimensions:

fringe— length 3 centimeters, length 202.5 centimeters, width 114.8 centimeters, and fringe— length 2.5 centimeters

Comment:

Oyo, identified 1962. PAHMA Storage Loc: U-3-8

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