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Horse Blanket (Doki)
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Horse Blanket (Doki)

Artist/Maker Hausa people Nigeria
Datecollected between 1960-1973
CultureHausa
Mediumcotton, wool, rayon and sequins
DimensionsOverall: 54 1/8 x 31 1/4 in. (137.5 x 79.4 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object numberS91.0227A
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    DescriptionThis Hausa Doki (Horse) Blanket is used on male Arabian hoses under leather and silver saddles during the Sallah celebration of the Emir of Zaria, Nigeria.
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