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Cloth (Ukara)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Cloth (Ukara)

Artist/Maker
Date20th century
MediumCotton, raffia and indigo dye
DimensionsOverall: 58 1/2 x 80 in. (148.6 x 203.2 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineMuseum purchase in memory of Sheila Natasha Simrod Friedman
Terms
    Object number92.0094
    DescriptionUkara cloth of Ekpe, the men's secret society of the Cross River region. Among the designs are symbols from nsibidi, a secret language used by Ekpe members and one of several indigenous forms of writing or sign systems in Africa.
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