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Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.79_transpc003.jpg)
Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.79_transpc003.jpg)
Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.79_transpc003.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.79_transpc003.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_print_bw.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_print_bw.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail9.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail9.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail4.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail4.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail3.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail3.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail5.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail5.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail2.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail2.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail1.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail1.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail3.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail3.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail1.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail1.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail2.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail2.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail5.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail5.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail7.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail7.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail8.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail8.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail6.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail6.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail4.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_front_detail4.jpg)

Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail6.jpg)

Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.79_back_detail6.jpg)

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Hammock with Openwork

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CULTURE Mende
MEDIUM Cotton, dye
  • Place Made: Liberia
    • DATES early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1998.79
    CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Mende. Hammock with Openwork, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.79_transpc003.jpg)
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    Mende. <em>Hammock with Openwork</em>, early 20th century. Cotton, dye, Length: 94 in. (238.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Ernst Anspach, Wendy F. Victor, and Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas Acquisition Funds, 1998.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.79_transpc003.jpg)

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    bold patterns
    decor
    ornament
    stripes

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