Tent Hanging / Artist Unknown, African, Tuareg

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Accession Number: 1984/1.258
Title: Tent Hanging
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Tuareg
Artist Nationality: Malian
Medium and Support: woven wool, camel hair and cotton
Object Creation Date: circa 1920
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Mali (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Mali (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Denise Miner Stanford
Dimensions: 454.7 cm x 149.2 cm (179 in. x 58 3/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Textile
Primary Object Type: tapestry
Primary Keywords: cotton (fiber); hangings; tent; tents; wool (hair)
Secondary Keywords: animal material; buildings and the land; coverings and hangings; coverings and hangings by general type; demountable buildings; descriptors; fiber; fiber and fiber products; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; hair; hair and hair components; hair by form; keratinous material; materials; materials by form; materials by origin; materials by physical form; natural fiber; objects we use; plant fiber; portable buildings; single built works; single built works by design; single built works by specific type
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 985 x 1461
File Size: 141 KB
Record: 1984/1.258
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Full citation: "Tent Hanging; Artist Unknown, African, Tuareg." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.258/1984_1.258.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.