About the Artwork
Warrior's Tunic
19th century
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African
Asante
Cotton, leather, and dye
Overall: 48 × 52 inches (121.9 × 132.1 cm)
Costumes
African Art
Museum Purchase with funds from Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman, Judith Holmes Wyche, Andrew L. and Gayle Shaw Camden, Paralee G. Day, Dede and Oscar Feldman, Dexter Fields, M.D., Jimmy and Shirley Cooper, Roslyn Trotter, Dorothy R. Walker, Alvin E. Walker, Twig and Barbara Branch, Margaret H. Demant, Beverly Jenai Myers, and Doris S. Rhea
2005.59.1
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Dukure Abubakar (Accra, Ghana, Africa)
2005-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Quarcoopome, Nii. “Akan Ceremonial Cloths, Costumes, and Flags,” Bulletin of the DIA 91, 1/4 (2017): p. 65 (fig. 3.15).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Asante, African, Warrior's Tunic, 19th century, cotton, leather, and dye. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, with funds from Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman, Judith Holmes Wyche, et al., 2005.59.1.
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