MAN'S JACKET IS SEWN FROM COTTON PATCHES IN SHADES OF BROWN; SOME PATCHES HAVE MUD-DYED DESIGN INCORPORATED INTO THEM. JACKET HAS COLLAR, BUTTON UP FRONT W/ METAL STUDS. 4 FRONT POCKETS, UPPER 2 HAVE FLAPS VISIBLE, BOTTOM 2 WHICH ARE BIGGER ARE VISIBLE IN ENTIRETY. SLEEVES OPENINGS ARE WIDE BUT ADJUSTABLE. INSIDE LINED W/ BRONW POLYESTER. ACCORDING TO DR. MARY JO ARNOLDI, CURATOR OF AFRICAN ETHNOLOGY, NMNH, AFTER CHRIS SEYDOU'S DEATH, THE TAILORS WHO HAD PRODUCED HIS FASHIONS REMAINED TOGETHER TO CONTINUE PRODUCING CLOTHING. THIS ITEM REFLECTS THE VARIATIONS OF SEYDOU'S DESIGN. THE JACKET WAS PURCHASED FROM SAN TORO, WHICH IS THE ATELIER'S COMMERCIAL OUTLET IN BAMAKO. SEE ACCESSION FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CHRIS SEYDOU.
From African Voices exhibit: "This unisex parka uses a patchwork technique to create a lively pattern and a contemporary bògòlan look. "
