Title:
Woman's Wrap (Lapa)
Object Name:
Wrap, Woman's, Lapa
Other Name:
Commercial Cloth
Place of Origin:
Loma (Toma), Liberia / Guinea, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
L = 63"
W = 86"
Liberian women in rural areas tend to wear traditional West African clothing. Women wear the "lapa" a long skirt tied at the waist with a matching "buppa" which is a loose—fitting blouse. A headscarf that matches the fabric of the buppa and lappa is also typically worn. Clothing is usually made in vivid colors and bright designs, such as tie dye.
L = 63"
W = 86"
Liberian women in rural areas tend to wear traditional West African clothing. Women wear the "lapa" a long skirt tied at the waist with a matching "buppa" which is a loose—fitting blouse. A headscarf that matches the fabric of the buppa and lappa is also typically worn. Clothing is usually made in vivid colors and bright designs, such as tie dye.
Description:
Dyed commercial cloth (Lapa). Rectangular—shaped fabric, with blue and white vertical stripes and bluish—green borders on either end.
Collection:
Marianne Keown Collection
Material:
Dyed Commercial Cloth
Used:
Domestic Use
Technique:
Textiles
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.3.16
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