cover image: Senegambie

Senegambie

1981

Fabric commemorating a 1981 agreement known as the Senegambie Confederation between Senegal President Abdou Diouf and Gambia President Dawda Jawara. The cloth features portraits of these two leaders, Jawara on the left and Diouf on the right. There is also a map of the two countries showing the two capital cities, Dakar and Banjul. A motif of rope encircles the images of maps and the portrait. Text (French and English): Senegambie; Senegambia; Dakar; 17 decembre 1981; Kaur; November 14th 1981. Donated by John Hutchison The selvage reads "SOTIBA SIMPAFRIC DAKAR"
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Description of object
Cotton ; 3.75 feet by 6 feet
Published in
Senegal
Series
Images of Commemorative Fabrics from Africa

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