Robe (Boubou Lomasa)
1875 · Handspun cotton, indigo dye; polychrome silk and cotton; strip weave, hand embroidery
124.5 × 194.3 cm (49 × 76 1/2 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Soninke
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The Soninke language, also known as Serakhulle or Azer or Maraka, is a Mande language spoken by the Soninke people of West Africa. The language has an estimated 2.3 million speakers, primarily located in Mali and Mauritania, and also in Senegal, Ivory Coast, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea. It enjoys the status of a national language in Mauritania, Mali, Senegal and The Gambia.
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