Textile

72-28-23

From: Africa | West Africa | Nigeria | Ibadan

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 72-28-23
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Africa | West Africa | Nigeria | Ibadan
Section African
Materials Cotton
Description

Fine cotton(?), fringed at ends. Made of three very loosely attached pieces. Background is multicolored stripes; pattern repeats as often as necessary for the width of each piece. Pattern: wide red, narrow lavender with 2 narrower red on it, wide green, narrow yellow with 2 narrower red on it. Vertical stripes act as dividers for overweaving pattern, which is only on the wide stripes. Overweaving is horizontally arranged in 10 bands of 3 types. It is done in bright green, orange, and white silk or nylon thread. Good condition.

Length 23.34 cm
Width 19.32 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. J. D. Kingsley in memory of her late husband, 1972

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