Aṣọ òkè ìró (woman's wrapper), by Yoruba artist, 19th century
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Aṣọ òkè ìró (woman's wrapper)

Yoruba artist

19th century

Medium
Cotton, silk, dye
Classification
Textiles-Sculpture
Dimensions
H. 41 x W. 73 in. (104.14 x 185.42 cm)
Culture
Yoruba peoples
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
Purchase, Mrs. Howard J. Barnet Gift, 2012
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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