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Woman's Shawl or Head Covering

Unknown artist, 1900–1925

1.21 m × 1.5 m

Almost as tall as you are. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.5 m
Width: 1.21 m
Medium: Cotton, silk, indigo and other natural dyes
Kind: Textile
Made in: Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Hausa or Dyula-style, unknown makers
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 150.5 x 120.7 cm (59 1/4 x 47 1/2 in.)
Credit: Alma Kroeger Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.21 m × 1.5 m. Almost as tall as you are. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1900–1925. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Alma Kroeger Fund.
How was it made?: Cotton, silk, indigo and other natural dyes, made in Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Hausa or Dyula-style, unknown makers, Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Hausa or Dyula-style, unknown makers.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.