Wall Hanging / Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.97
- 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
- 99.7 x 166.05 cm (39 1/4 x 65 3/8 in.)
- Physical Description
- Off-white background with a red man in the center, arms outstretched holding a half moon and a red circle. Above and below him are red and black men with clubs.
- 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
- 4297 x 2630
- File Size
- 179 KB
- Record
- 2014/2.97
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.97/2014_2.97.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-2.97/2014_2.97.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024.