Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 17th September 2024
Lot 262
A Hausa smock
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £113
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Description
A Hausa smock
Ghana
cotton, embroidered around the neck,
94cm long,
a Nigerian tunic, with colourful geometric embroidery including six aeroplanes to the back, 113cm long, with a cap with pom-poms, three West African strip woven cloths, 232cm x 175cm, 191cm x 120cm and 223cm x 120cm, and a narrow cloth decorated with a fish, steam boat, reptile and a tower, 138cm long. (7)
Provenance
Tom Phillips Collection, London.