Hammock with Openwork

Mende

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Caption

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.79_transpc003.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mende

Title

Hammock with Openwork

Date

early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Liberia

Medium

Cotton, dye

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds

Accession Number

1998.79

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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