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wooden board with leather-covered handle at top; designs in black, yellow, green and orange; one side decorated with bird with circular body, five pointed star and triangle with L-shaped element (abstracted bird motif), with text overall at diagonals in background; same types on motifs on opposite side birds with round bodies and turtle with round body and diamond with text in background with similar design to first side

Writing board, late 20th century

Hausa

G242

roughly rectangular with curved top; multiple pieces of cow hide sewn together with a cowhide border sewn with white threads; suede side decorated with central round element; quadruped bird-like animal in LRC; four-legged, three-lobed insect-like animal in LLC; red snake, URC; six-legged football-shaped insect (scorpion?) with checkerboard design on its back in ULC; various lines of text written overall; some grids and geometric designs; text and drawings in red, green, purple and black; grid on back in black with purple text inside squares

Ritual mat, mid 20th century

Hausa

G242

light pink fabric embroidered with geometric and curvalinear designs in purple, red, black, green and yellow

Trousers, 20th century

Hausa

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nine strips sewn together; cream with blue stripes of various sizes; four stripes have golden yellow elongated football shapes (spindles)

Blanket, Date Unknown

Hausa

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six panels sewn together; cream ground with dark blue stripes with cream patterning and orange, red and lighter blue thin stripes; twisted fringed on short ends

Man's shawl, Date Unknown

Hausa

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wooden board with leather-covered handle at top; one side decorated with design in red, green and black horizontal linear elements with text, diamonds, triangles and half-circles with hatched lines; opposite side decorated with circle with text and lines--abstracted animal?

Writing board, late 20th century

Hausa

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roughly rectangular shape, with inward-arcing bottom edge; arc-shaped "handle" at top, covered in tooled and twisted leather (?); one side decorated with text and highly stylized quadruped with long, thin legs, long black tail, very long neck and small head (both red) and wedge-shaped body with a hump; body decorated with various patterns--checkerboard, hatching, arcs and diamonds; black, red and brown colors on side with quadruped; opposite side has text in black and red, two grids with letters and geometric symbol in black with red text

Writing board, second half of 20th century

Hausa

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roughly rectangular shape, with inward-arcing bottom edge; arc-shaped "handle" at top, covered in twisted leather (?); one side decorated with text and diamond designs in black and red; other side decorated with diamonds and stylized birds and patterns in black and red with black text

Writing board, second half of 20th century

Hausa

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tan with light beige stripes; stripes run horizontally on sleeves and vertically on torso; over-the-head with V-neck opening at center; long, wide sleeves; open along bottom hem except where stitched at corners to create sleeve openings; tan embroidery thread: large spiral on upper back containing four four-loop knots in grid pattern; half circle on back of neck; large spiral with four four-loop knots in grid pattern on proper right chest; cable pattern in embroidered triangles, half-circles, rectangles and checker pattern on proper left chest and collar; geometric and spiral design on proper left chest; woven fabric triangle on proper right side neckline; light blue lining on upper back and chest interior

Agbada, 20th century

Hausa

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over-the-head garment, folded at shoulders; rectangular fabric with rectangle neck hole in center; grey and black striped fabric; stripes horizontal across shoulder and upper body area, vertical on lower body and lower parts of sleeves; design formed by white fabric with cutouts sewn onto visible side of garment; vertical stripes of triangles pointing sideways on lower front and back; large concentric circles filled with bands of diamonds and diamond-checkerboard pattern in center; rectangular diamond-checker pattern with stripes on either side running along top fold on one side

Agbada, 20th century

Hausa

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nubby tan fabric with white stripes; decorated with white, nearly solid embroidery at PL side, with curvalinear and circular designs at PR side and back

Tunic, 20th century

Hausa

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very large, tunic-like top; boxy shape with V-neckline; sides open except for small stitched areas at lower corners; body is magenta with thin black and white stripes; front and back decorated with dense green patterned stitching with circle with loop over PR chest area and similar circle with loop on upper back

Robe, late 19th century

Hausa or Nupe

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Shirt from a Complete Costume, 20th century

Hausa

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Pants from a Complete Costume, 20th century

Hausa

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Top (Agbada), 20th century

Hausa

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