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Robe (Riga Saki), 1940s
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Nupe Culture |
| Spatial Coverage | Nigeria |
| Temporal Coverage | 1940-1949 |
| Description | Embroidered robes in this particular style are still worn by men across northern West Africa, where they are associated with Islamic culture. Such garments enhance the wearer's physical size and thus his social status. The use of expensive indigo dye (saki) is also a sign of prestige. To embellish the robe, the “eight knives” motif has been combined with a spiral pattern that carries cosmological significance in the Muslim context. [A work made of cotton, narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, knotted buttonhole, open chain, and stem stitches; edged with oblique interlacing.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
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| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Nupe Plain Weaving Cotton (textile) Textile Needlework (visual Works) Arts of Africa African Hausa Culture Embroidering Coastal West Africa African Textiles Nupe Culture Artworks Textiles |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Visual Artwork |
