Trousers

Description

Hand embroidered trousers of hand-made strips of magenta and indigo cotton, brought home by a trader with the Royal Niger Co., Brass River district: West Africa, Nigeria, Hausa culture, 1868 - 1888

Museum reference

A.1935.324 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Trousers

Production information

Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

1868 - 1888

Style / Culture

Hausa

Materials

Cotton

Physical description

Cotton, magenta and indigo; cotton, blue; cotton thread, green; lined; hand embroidered

Associations

Royal Niger Co.
Brass River district, Nigeria, Western Africa