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Woman's Tunic

8th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
In northern Niger’s arid landscape, on the road between Hoggar and Aïr, an eighth-century tomb was excavated in 1988 by a French team from ORSTOM in partnership with the Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines in Niamey. The burial was that of a woman wrapped in bovine hide as well as several textiles, including this tunic and a shawl.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman's Tunic
  • Date: 8th century
  • Geography: Niger, Iwelen
  • Medium: Wool, dye
  • Dimensions: (Approximately) W. 31 1/2 × D. 4 × L. 39 3/8 in. (80 × 10.2 × 100 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Costumes
  • Credit Line: Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing