tan; over-the-head garment; oval neckline; long, wide sleeves; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; off-white stripes horizontal on sleeves and on square patch on proper left chest, vertical on torso; slit-style pocket on proper right front at waist height; tan embroidery: four-diamond pattern and ovals around pocket; spiral on upper proper right chest filled with dot embroidery stitches in shape of circle with lines across it; off-white braid stitch and woven triangle on proper right collar; triangles, squares and loop embroidery on proper left upper chest, with cabled texture in larger embroidered areas; spiral with circle with lines across it formed by dot stitches on upper left back

Agbada, 1950s

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Title
Agbada
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.102.28
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tan; over-the-head garment; oval neckline; long, wide sleeves; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; off-white stripes horizontal on sleeves and on square patch on proper left chest, vertical on torso; slit-style pocket on proper right front at waist height; tan embroidery: four-diamond pattern and ovals around pocket; spiral on upper proper right chest filled with dot embroidery stitches in shape of circle with lines across it; off-white braid stitch and woven triangle on proper right collar; triangles, squares and loop embroidery on proper left upper chest, with cabled texture in larger embroidered areas; spiral with circle with lines across it formed by dot stitches on upper left back