over-the-head garment with wide, open sleeves; tan with off-white stripes vertically on torso and horizontal on sleeves and on square layer on proper left front torso; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; V neckline; interior lining panels at hems on front and back torso bottoms is tan with yellow and white diagonal stripes; tan embroidery: large spiral on back with circled formed of eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; small solid half circle on back of neck; large spiral on upper proper left chest with circled formed by eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; triangle, four-loop knot, diamond and rectangle embroidery with cabled texture in larger areas on proper right upper torso

Agbada, 20th century

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Title
Agbada
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.102.34
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over-the-head garment with wide, open sleeves; tan with off-white stripes vertically on torso and horizontal on sleeves and on square layer on proper left front torso; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; V neckline; interior lining panels at hems on front and back torso bottoms is tan with yellow and white diagonal stripes; tan embroidery: large spiral on back with circled formed of eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; small solid half circle on back of neck; large spiral on upper proper left chest with circled formed by eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; triangle, four-loop knot, diamond and rectangle embroidery with cabled texture in larger areas on proper right upper torso