Drawn and dyed by Senufo specialists, painted cloth garments are associated with hunters and those of wealth and status. The designs refer to a diviner's protective charms and often depict wild animals that relate to bush spirits. The vertical lines are called "the design of paths."
Description:
Man's mudcloth tunic composed of vertical lines and geometric patterns with a central human figure and checkerboard with two animals.
Provenance:
Mrs. Nancy T. MacDonald, -- to 1986
Exhibition History:
TxtStyles: Fashioning Identity, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., June 11-December 7, 2008
Fabrics of Africa, Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., September 15, 1988-February 15, 1989
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