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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Nigerian (20th century); Yoruba people
Title:Adire alabere "omor lere aiye" (a child is our reward in this world)
Type:Adornment
Materials:cotton, indigo dye
Place Made:Africa; Nigeria
Measurements:Overall: 73 in x 69 1/2 in; 185.4 cm x 176.5 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2002.203
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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African; blue; children; works of art; symbolism; symmetry; text; abstract; cloth

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