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Maker Unknown, Fon

MediumCommercially woven cotton

Dimensions32 ” W x 52.5” L

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.2644.COP

DescriptionKing List Cloth in black with hand cut and stitched appliqués. Shows birds, fish, rabbit, vase, mortar & pestle, wood tool, ship, knife, cattle, fruit, throne or stool, man paying homage to a tree, lion, tree with two birds on top, man hanging another man, section of a leg, ball and other geometric symbols. Colors used are red, purple, green, orange, blue, yellow, black and white. A narrow red appliqué marks the top and the bottom.

ClassificationsTextiles

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