Robe (Boubou Lomasa)

SoninkeWW-1875-009952

1875·Handspun cotton, indigo dye; polychrome silk and cotton; strip weave, hand embroidery·124.5 × 194.3 cm (49 × 76 1/2 in.)

Arts of Africa and the Americas Curatorial Discretionary and Vedder Price Kaufmann & Kammholtz Endowment funds

Catalogue

Year: 1875
Medium: Handspun cotton, indigo dye; polychrome silk and cotton; strip weave, hand embroidery
Dimensions: 124.5 × 194.3 cm (49 × 76 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Soninke

Artist

Soninke

Textile

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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