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Source Description
Made on order, this blanket was hand woven in six strips that were sewn together at the selvages to make the full textile. Repeated named, symbolic geometric motifs in deep browns, blacks, and reds create an overall sense of rhythmic dynamism as naturally dyed colored floated weft (horizontal) threads dance in and out of the undyed cream-colored wool base textile. Some motifs have ties to Islam, as the Fulani were among the first West Africans to convert, or to nearby Tuareg cultures.
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674612
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Blanket or Cover (Kaasa)
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674612
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Blanket or Cover (Kaasa)
description
Made on order, this blanket was hand woven in six strips that were sewn together at the selvages to make the full textile. Repeated named, symbolic geometric motifs in deep browns, blacks, and reds create an overall sense of rhythmic dynamism as naturally dyed colored floated weft (horizontal) threads dance in and out of the undyed cream-colored wool base textile. Some motifs have ties to Islam, as the Fulani were among the first West Africans to convert, or to nearby Tuareg cultures.
date
c. 1930s or earlier
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Textile
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Overall: 217.8 x 126.4 cm (85 3/4 x 49 3/4 in.)
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Africa; West Africa; Mali, Niger, or Burkina Faso; Fulani (Peul) style; unknown weavers
accession
2024.72
Source extras
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Wool, dye
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Blanket or Cover (Kaasa), c. 1930s or earlier. Africa; West Africa; Mali, Niger, or Burkina Faso; Fulani (Peul) style; unknown weavers. Wool, dye; overall: 217.8 x 126.4 cm (85 3/4 x 49 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2024.72
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African Art
didYouKnow
Weavers don’t make sketches to plan the design for this textile but recall it from memory instead.
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Alma Kroeger Fund
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2026-05-29 09:14:32.155000
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674612
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African Art
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African Art
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Wool, dye
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