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Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 5-15862, described as Cloth. Rectangular cloth, yellow warp, red weft with multicolored “crocodile, throne, 'bowl’, and fish” in supplementary weft. Warp ends ravelled. Black and white selvedge-to-selvedge stripes at each end. Attached tag reads, “#9 - Fon Palace weaving - cotton - red and yellow with inlaid crocodile- throne, bowl? - fish - Abomey, Dahomey - Palmer - 1976”. 190cm x 30cm
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-15861, described as Cloth. Rectangular cloth with blue and orange cloth framing black central panel appliqued with multiple animals, fish, birds, and other motifs including a sailing ship, in many bright colors. Accession materials refer to “multicolored animal, fish, bird, and assorted symbols of dynastic kings”. Attached tag reads “#8 - cotton - applique - Fon Palace, Abomey, Dahomey - A Palmer - 1976”. 146cm x 27.5cm.

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