royal ceremonial jacket
royal ceremonial jacket
Culture
Yoruba people
Creation date
1935-1950
Materials
wool, cotton, silk velvet, jute, raffia, glass and bugle beads
Dimensions
43 x 56 in.
47 x 62 3/4 in. (overall w/beads)
Credit line
Martha Delzell Memorial Fund
Accession number
2005.30
Collection
Not Currently On View
Private collection, England. Acquired by English collector before 1955. Purchased by Eric Robertson, in 1979, New York {1}; (Robertson African Art, New York, New York); purchased by Indianapolis Museum of Art (September 15, 2005).
{1} Information obtained from IMA curatorial records.
{1} Information obtained from IMA curatorial records.
