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Mrs. Tamba Tayla (wife of Kissi Paramount Chief) and Kissi

Textile

Kissi, 1959-1968

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Textile

Kissi, 1959-1968

Physical Qualities Cotton, indigo dye (natural and commercial), 68 1/16 × 45 in. (172.9 × 114.3 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Carol Vaughn, Silver Spring, Maryland
Object Number 1994.108
Tie-dyed in indigo and green
From donor's late father (U.S. ambassador to Senegal, late 1960's); to donor's late mother, 1994
Kuba
Textile Panel
1899–1999
Maria Kipp
Woven Textile
1929–1938
Embroidered Textile with Prayer Niche (suzani with mihrab)
1800–1899