Man’s Shirt (Dandogo)

Yoruba people, or Hausa people, African

Early to mid-20th century

  • Titles Man's Shirt (Dandogo) (Descriptive)
  • Artist or, Hausa people, Nigeria and Niger
  • Medium cotton and silk
  • Dimensions 44 × 104 in. (111.8 × 264.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Helen and Felix Yarboro, AFI.489.2012
  • Work Type shirt
  • Classification Costume

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