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Medicine Shirt

Medicine Shirt

Maker Unknown, Yoruba
Date
MediumFiber, hair, horn, shell, skull; bird claws
Dimensions33” x 44”
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.2630.COP
DescriptionHunter or warrior’s medicine shirt with amulets
ClassificationsTextiles
Exhibitions
Fashioning Africa: Impact, Influence, and Inspiration of African Crafting Traditions
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