purple, green and off-white; over-the-head with wide, flared sleeves; thin panels stitched horizontally at sleeves and vertically at torso; sleeves are triangular shape with opening from shoulder to bottom; openings at neck and along bottom; slit openings to two pockets at waist; purple fabric with off-white stripes bordered with green horizontally on sleeves and vertically on torso; off-white stripes without borders vertical on sleeves, horizontal on torso; green thread embroidery in ovals around neck and pocket openings, with four-loop knot embroidered medallions around openings; large four-loop knot embroidered medallion and loop pattern on back below neck; blue hem strips inside bottom, neck and pocket openings

Riding jacket (agbada), mid 20th century

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Riding jacket (agbada)
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2018.102.32
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purple, green and off-white; over-the-head with wide, flared sleeves; thin panels stitched horizontally at sleeves and vertically at torso; sleeves are triangular shape with opening from shoulder to bottom; openings at neck and along bottom; slit openings to two pockets at waist; purple fabric with off-white stripes bordered with green horizontally on sleeves and vertically on torso; off-white stripes without borders vertical on sleeves, horizontal on torso; green thread embroidery in ovals around neck and pocket openings, with four-loop knot embroidered medallions around openings; large four-loop knot embroidered medallion and loop pattern on back below neck; blue hem strips inside bottom, neck and pocket openings