Herder’s Blanket (kaasa)
Artist
Fulani artist
Dateearly 1970s
MediumHandspun sheep wool and dyes
Dimensions(without fringe): 51 × 102 in. (129.5 × 259.1 cm)
(with fringe): 51 × 106 in. (129.5 × 269.2 cm)
(with fringe): 51 × 106 in. (129.5 × 269.2 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges
Object number2020.9.4
On View
On viewProvenanceCreated Mali or Guinea, probably early 1970s. Sold to Reginald and Celeste Hodges in Bo, Sierra Leone, early 1970s [1]; collection of Reginald and Celeste Hodges, Durham, NC; given to NCMA, 2020.
[1] Purchased by the Hodges's from a neighbor in Bo, Sierra Leone, who had acquired it from a relative in Guinea.
[1] Purchased by the Hodges's from a neighbor in Bo, Sierra Leone, who had acquired it from a relative in Guinea.
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