Kosso walani

Provenance

Acquired in Ségou Cercle, Mali, by Pascal James and Eleanor M. Imperato, Mali and New York, 1968 [according to emails from Pascal James and Eleanor M. Imperato, Jan. 3 and Sept. 23, 2022; copies in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

Kosso walani

Bamana

Mid-20th century

Accession Number

270618

Medium

10 strips of cotton, undyed and dyed with indigo and commercial orange dye; weft faced, strip woven, machine stitched together, finished with twisted fringe

Dimensions

218.5 × 142.3 cm (86 × 56 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pascal James Imperato