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Collected By: Townsend
Region: Abeokuta, Nigeria, West Africa
Description: Made of narrow-strip hand woven cotton in blue, white and red, with embroidered designs in light blue. This type of robe was introduced to Abeokuta and other Yoruba towns by Hausa traders from Northern Nigeria. Purchased by Townsend in Abeokuta in the 1860s. Label says: “Native grown cotton and dye. The gown is called Agbada, price 12s 10d”
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