Blanket Item Number: K2.156 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, rectangular cotton textile with a twisted thread fringe on each end. The design consists of four bands of brown bordered by a thin black stripe on each side, all on natural unbleached cotton.
History Of Use
To wrap around body on cold days
Item History
- Made in Abuja, Nigeria
- Collected by Michael Mason during 1963
- Owned by Michael Mason before October 20, 1970
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Michael Mason (Seller) on October 20, 1970
What
- Name
- Blanket
- Identification Number
- K2.156
- Type of Item
- blanket
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 163.1 cm, width 90.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Hausa
- Field Collector
- Michael Mason
- Previous Owner
- Michael Mason
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Michael Mason (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Abuja, Nigeria
When
- Collection Date
- during 1963
- Ownership Date
- before October 20, 1970
- Acquisition Date
- on October 20, 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0172/0040