Country Cloth Tunic

• Title Country Cloth Tunic
• Category Textile
• Medium Cloth
• Medium Geometric
• Dimensions 36"h x 44"w
• Year Completed Undated
• Notes This tunic is likely to have been introduced to West Africa through itinerant Muslim merchants, whose long gowns were regarded as prestigious by local peoples. Although initially associated exclusively with Muslims, Christian and traditional men in Liberia wear this type of tunic now viewed as more “business casual.”
• Artist Unknown Liberian
• Credit John and Janet Yoder Collection
• Location Library Art Storage L1
• Accession Number 2022.0142
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