Wall Hanging / Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.96
- Title
- Wall Hanging
- Artist Nationality
- Benin
- Medium and Support
- appliqued cotton cloth
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communications in memory of Warren M. Robbins
- Dimensions
- 166.37 x 83.19 cm (65 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.)
- Physical Description
- Black background with red trim on either side, but not on the top and bottom. There is a large orange tiger in the center with a red donkey and blue bird on the left side. Colors of blacks, greens, reds, blues, oranges and yellow. There is lilac trim on the top and bottom of the cloth.
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- bed coverings
- bedcovers
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings components
- coverings and hangings for furniture
- coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
- events
- forms of expression
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furnishings components
- objects we use
- people and culture
- quilts
- quilts by patter or motif
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 4909 x 3257
- File Size
- 245 KB
- Record
- 2014/2.96
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.96/2014_2.96.jpg
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"Wall Hanging; Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.96/2014_2.96.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.